Renson Mwakandana
In order to achieve the aim of guaranteeing that 80% of Tanzanians have access to internet services by 2025, the government has restated its commitment to connect Regions, Districts, and Villages via the National Fibre Optic Cable.
The goal, according to Nape Nnauye, Minister of Information, communications and Information technology, is to ensure that citizens profit from the expanding digital financial services provided by electronic devices, particularly mobile phones.
Minister Nape said in a statement to the public marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) that the government would keep bolstering fiber optic connections to Tanzania’s bordering nations in order to advance the idea and practice of the collaborative economy.
“Connecting all the regions and districts of Tanzania to the National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) is well on course where 8,319 kilometers have been covered so far,” Nape remarked in the statement. “The aim is to connect all the Regions, Districts and border areas of the neighboring countries including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.”
As soon as all areas are connected to the national backbone, the objective of enabling public access to Internet services will come to pass, according to the minister. The remaining work is to ensure everyone, up to the last district and village, has been reached with dependable communication infrastructure, particularly with data connectivity.
