RUAHA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

This study aimed at establishing factors contributing to the growth of telecommunication industry in Tanzania. Through cross-sectional study design, both secondary and primary data were collected. The secondary data were collected through document search while the primary data were collected through questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The primary data were collected from 120 respondents. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were employed to analyze the quantitative and qualitative data respectively. The findings revealed that liberalization, new technologies, political stability, regulations, demand for mobile money and the population of the country determined the growth of telecommunications industry in Tanzania. The internal factors like policy reforms, regulations and political stability are key to the telecommunications industry growth. Therefore, the study recommends for the need of strengthening policies and regulations to be more friendly to investors. On top of that, it is important for the government to sustain good governance and the rule of law that would lead to political stability.

Liberalization, political stability, technology, telecommunications, mobile money