HISTORY OF TANZANIA
As a country in East Africa, The United Republic of Tanzania is situated in the African Great Lakes Region. The country shares its borders with Uganda and Mozambique on the north and south respectively. It achieved its independence in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Even though the communication sector accounted for around 2.4% of the total GDP, there was a rapid increase in this sector since 2013. The telecom and internet service in this country developed fast since 2011.
INTERNET PROVIDERS
There are main three internet providers in The United Republic of Tanzania amongst the many. These three are:
- Vodacom
- Tigo
- Halotel
VODACOM DATA PACKAGES:
Vodacom Group was set up in the year 2000 at Tanzania. In 7 years the service provider had over 3 million subscribers. It came out to be the first mobile and data operator to have such a huge number in Tanzania. The data packages provided by the Vodacom internet service provider range from 70 MB to 50 GB. To purchase or activate the package the customer needs to type in *149*01#. The internet packages and their prices are as follows:
- 70MB stands at a price of Tsh 500 for a 1-day activation
- 5GB costs about Tsh 2000 with 1-day activation.
- The price of 2GB is Tsh 1000 with 2 hours of activation.
- 4GB costs about Tsh 5000 with 2-day activation.
- 10GB charges are Tsh 25000 with 30 days of activation.
- Under the Internet SUPA, the 20GB with an additional Night bonus of 30GB costs about Tsh 50000 for 30 days (50GB package).
TIGO DATA PACKAGES:
Tigo provides internet data packages from 100MB to 60GB and is the 4G network provider in Tanzania. The speed on the internet is 5 times faster than the 3G network providers. To activate the package the customer needs to dial *148*00#. The data package information is as follows:
- The cost of 100MB is Tsh 500 with 1-day activation.
- 400MB costs about Tsh 1000 with 1-day activation.
- 2GB is set at a price of Tsh 3000 with 7 days of activation.
- The price of 2.5GB is Tsh 2000 with 1-day activation.
- 7GB charges are Tsh 10000 with 30 days of activation.
- 34GB price is kept at Tsh 30000 with 30 days of activation.
- 60GB costs about Tsh 50000 with 30 days of activation.
HALOTEL DATA PACKAGES
Launched in October 2015, the Halotel Company was the first to lay their fiber optic cable covering over 18,000 km across the country. The code to activate is *148*66#. The available packages are as follows.
- 200MB costs about Tsh 500 1 day activation.
- Price of 500MB package is Tsh 1000 1 day activation
- 1GB costs about Tsh 1500 1 day activation
- 25GB cost stands at Tsh 50000 with 30 days activation
- 80GB costs about Tsh 150000 with 30 days of activation
With the fiber-optic connections, the country has over 7.2 million subscribers. Around 38.7% of the population has an internet connection. This figure of percentage is expected to hike by the end of 2025 covering the major areas and people having access to the internet.
Vodacom Data Packages
| Time | Volume | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 70 MB | TSH 500 |
| 200 MB | TSH 1000 | |
| 1 GB | TSH 2000 | |
| 2 nights
(11pm-5am) |
4 GB | TSH 1500 |
| 7 days | 500 MB | TSH 3000 |
| 1 GB | TSH 5000 | |
| 2 GB | TSH 8000 | |
| 10 GB | TSH 15,000 | |
| 30 days | 500 MB | TSH 5000 |
| 2 GB | TSH 15,000 | |
| 10 GB | TSH 35,000 | |
| 20 GB | TSH 50,000 | |
| 50 GB | TSH 95,000 |
Tigo Data Packages
| Time | Volume | Price | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 70 MB | TSH 500 | |
| 200 MB | TSH 1,000 | ||
| 1 GB | TSH 2,000 | ||
| 7 days | 400 MB | TSH 3,000 | |
| 800 MB | TSH 5,000 | Free apps | |
| 2 GB | TSH 8,000 | Free apps | |
| 30 days | 500 MB | TSH 5,000 | |
| 2 GB | TSH 15,000 | Free apps | |
| 10 GB | TSH 35,000 | Free apps |
airtel Data Packages
| Time | Volume | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 40 MB | TSH 200 |
| 150 MB | TSH 500 | |
| 500 MB | TSH 1,000 | |
| 1.3 GB | TSH 2,000 | |
| night (00-6am) | 600 MB | TSH 500 |
| 3 days | 1 GB | TSH 2,000 |
| 2 GB | TSH 2,000 | |
| 7 days | 600 MB | TSH 3,000 |
| 2 GB | TSH 5,000 | |
| 6 GB | TSH 10,000 | |
| 30 days | 5 GB | TSH 15,000 |
| 10 GB | TSH 20,000 | |
| 15 GB | TSH 25,000 | |
| 21 GB | TSH 35,000 | |
| 35 GB | TSH 60,000 | |
| 61 GB | TSH 100,000 | |
| 90 days | 100 GB | TSH 200,000 |
| 200 GB | TSH 350,000 |
Halotel Data Packages
| Time | Volume | on-net Calls | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 70 MB | TSH 399 | |
| 120 MB | TSH 499 | ||
| 250 MB (*) | TSH 999 | ||
| 600 MB | TSH 1,500 | ||
| 1.5 GB | TSH 2,000 | ||
| 7 days | 200 MB | 10 mins | TSH 1,000 |
| 525 MB | 20 mins | TSH 1,999 | |
| 800 MB | 30 mins | TSH 2,999 | |
| 1 GB (*) | TSH 4,999 | ||
| 1.3 GB | 40 mins | TSH 5,000 | |
| 3.7 GB | 50 mins | TSH 8,000 | |
| 12 GB | 100 mins | TSH 12,000 | |
| 30 days | 520 MB | 15 mins | TSH 2,999 |
| 850 MB | 20 mins | TSH 4,999 | |
| 1.8 GB | 50 mins | TSH 9,999 | |
| 2 GB (*) | TSH 14,999 | ||
| 3.6 GB | 150 mins | TSH 15,000 | |
| 6 GB (*) | TSH 24,999 | ||
| 8 GB | 200 mins | TSH 25,000 | |
| 16 GB | 300 mins | TSH 35,000 | |
| 26.6 GB | 320 mins | TSH 40,000 | |
| 60 GB | 400 mins | TSH 95,000 |
Zantel Data Packages
| Time | Volume | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 75 MB | TSH 300 |
| 250 MB | TSH 500 | |
| 600 MB | TSH 1,000 | |
| 1.5 GB | TSH 2,000 | |
| 7 days | 700 MB | TSH 3,000 |
| 1.2 GB | TSH 5,000 | |
| 3 GB | TSH 8,000 | |
| 12 GB | TSH 12,000 | |
| 30 days | 1.5 GB | TSH 10,000 |
| 3 GB | TSH 15,000 | |
| 7 GB | TSH 25,000 | |
| 14 GB | TSH 35,000 | |
| Night pack | 8 GB | TSH 1,500 |