National Information and Communications Technology Policy 3.2.3.1 Policy Objective To have universal access to ICT products and services in order to bridge the digital divide. 3.2.3.2 Policy Statement The Government shall:i) Ensure availability of funds for supporting rural ICT investment; ii) Strengthen collaboration with service providers to participate in rural ICT investments; iii) Ensure access to ICT products and services to society; iv) Encourage financial institutions and development partners to give particular support on investments in rural ICT services. 3.3 Frequency Spectrum and Other Scarce ICT Resources 3.3.1 Issue: Frequency Spectrum Mobility is a dominant telecommunications services feature in Tanzania as compared to fixed telecommunications services. As per TCRA, mobile services subscription base in December 2014 reached 99.53% of all telephony subscription in Tanzania. Other services such as access to broadcasting and satellite services in various areas of the country also demand spectrum resources. Spectrum is a bloodline for provisioning of mobile telecommunications services. Existence of both public and private owned telecommunications companies providing mobile services relies on spectrum, a wireless communication resource. Spectrum is a key scarce public ICT resources that goes to waste if not efficiently used and managed, and therefore there is need to recognize it in the sectoral policies for guaranteeing sustainable future of ICT services provisioning in the country. Past efforts made by the Government on this issue include enactment of the Electronic and Postal Communications Act (EPOCA) in 2010 to guide assignment, management and regulation of spectrum resources. TCRA is responsible for management and assignment of spectrum and other telecommunications resources. Despite these achievements, the industry 24