Apply In-Person:

1. To apply to provide content services in Tanzania, the applicant has to visit the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority contact link
2. Applicant should obtain the application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Applicant must carry photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant must attach photocopies and originals (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request which has to be paid along with the submission of the application form.
7. The receipt of fee payment will be provided by the respective officer at the office, this receipt has to be kept safe with the applicant since it might be needed later.
8. Once the submission is completed, the respective officer will inform the applicant regarding the processing time and the methods for getting their certificate.
9. If the applicant did not receive the certificate within the mentioned time, they can visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• ID Proof – National ID/Driving License
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Business Registration Certificate
• TIN Certificate

Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority
Headquarters,
Contact Towers, No. 20 Sam Nujoma Road, 14414
Dar Es Salaam, S. L. P 474
Phone:+255 22 2199760 - 9 / +255 22 2412011 - 2 / +255 784558270 - 1
Email: dg@tcra.go.tz , barua@tcra.go.tz
Fax: +255 22 2412009 – 10
Contact link

• Individuals in Tanzania who are willing to write or release any content in Tanzania are eligible.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• Content Services License is valid for 5 years.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

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• The processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant should make sure to follow all the instructions provided by the concerned authorities properly.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the applicant
• Details of the satellites and orbits in which it will be launched
• Contact Number
• Email Address
• Address of the premises where the research will take place
• Signature
• TIN Number
• Name of the company or private premises

• For providing any sort of written, video, or paper content, the owner of the content must have this license for doing their content services legally in Tanzania.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority link

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