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Tanzania Mobile Subscription Increased by 16.1% in 2014, TCRA Says

April 19, 2015
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According to the latest statistics recently published by Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), Tanzania mobile subscriptions reached 31,862,656 in 2014 compared to 27,442,823 in 2013 (+16.1%).

During the same period Tanzania Tele density (penetration) reached 67 % compared to 61 % a year before.

 n the period October to December 2013 Tanzania Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) per month was TZS 35.276 representing an increase of 5.1 % compared to TZS 33.557 a year before.

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TCRA statistics do not yet include data on mobile money transaction which are wide spread in Tanzania however in February 2015 the Authority announced it is in the process of installing a new telecommunication traffic monitoring system in an effort to gather consistent statistics on mobile money transactions.

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