TCRA|Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority

Departments

Consumer Affairs

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the under - mentioned criteria with the corresponding weights:-

S/N	Criteria
1	Technical Plan and Roll-out Speep
	(i) Type of Technology Chosen

	(ii) Network Roll-out
	a) Coverage and population served
	b) Traffic Capacity (GoS)
	c) Network quality of Services (QoS)
	d) Network Construction Plan
	e) Radio Frequency Requirement

	(iii) Network Characteristics
	(a) Network architecture
	(b) Features and services offered

	(iv) Network Planning and optimisation

	(iv) Network Operation and Maintenance Strategy
	(a) Staff training and operation
	(b) Spare, Equipment and software Supply

	(vi) Information System Plan

	(vii) Billing methodology

2	Marketing Plan
	(i) Services to be offered
	(ii) Customer Base forecast
	(iii) Customer Services Strategy

3	Financial Plan
	(i) Budgeted Operating statement
	(ii) Budgeted Balance Sheet
	(iii) Budgeted Cash Flow

4	Investment Plan
	(i) Project Funding Strategy
	(ii) Capital Investment Ratio (Equity: Debt)
	(iii) Human Resource Development strategy

5	Company Profile
	(i) Company Incorporation
	(ii) Shareholding Companies or board Members
	(iii) Company Chief Executive Officer
	(iv) Company bankers
	(v) Auditors and last date of Audited Accounts

6	Local Ownership
	(i) Local Investments Percentage

7	Track Records and Experience
	(i) Investments in electronic Communications in other countries
	(ii) Staff competencies

8	Programming Schedule
	(i) Quality and variety
	(ii) Benefits to the local broadcasting industry
	(iii) Benefits to the local economy
	(iv) Widening of programme choice
	(v) Impact on development of broadcasting industry overall benefits