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A South African businessman, Ally Hamza, (53), and his Chinese accomplice, Huang Kun Bing (26), were on Friday arraigned in the Kisutu Resident Magistrates' Court charged with six counts.
The accused were charged with the import of electronic communication equipment - seven Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) gateways with various serial numbers - without the go-ahead from the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA), thus causing a loss amounting to Sh700 million to the Authority.
The prosecution led by State Attorney Hellen Moshi, and assisted by Jackline Nyantori and Joanes Kalungura from TCRA, alleged that at an unspecified date the two installed and maintained the said electronic communication with different serial numbers in Dar es Salaam without having the TCRA licence.
The prosecution further alleged that between August 3 and October 2, this year, the accused knowingly used the said communication equipment without a TCRA approval.
Also they unlawfully operated international gateways to wit telecommunication traffic without the required licence.
On the fifth count it was alleged that on the same dates and place the accused unlawfully and with intent to avoiding payment, transmitted international telecommunication traffic without using a gateway issued with a TCRA licence.
On the last count it was alleged that on the same date and place the accused, being unlicensed operators, did terminate international telecommunications traffic by using unlicensed GSM VOIP gateway, thereby causing pecuniary loss of 744m/- to TCRA.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded because the court does not have the authority to hear such cases. It was adjourned to October 23 when it would come up for another mention.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY
The accused were charged with the import of electronic communication equipment - seven Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) gateways with various serial numbers - without the go-ahead from the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA), thus causing a loss amounting to Sh700 million to the Authority.
The prosecution led by State Attorney Hellen Moshi, and assisted by Jackline Nyantori and Joanes Kalungura from TCRA, alleged that at an unspecified date the two installed and maintained the said electronic communication with different serial numbers in Dar es Salaam without having the TCRA licence.
The prosecution further alleged that between August 3 and October 2, this year, the accused knowingly used the said communication equipment without a TCRA approval.
Also they unlawfully operated international gateways to wit telecommunication traffic without the required licence.
On the fifth count it was alleged that on the same dates and place the accused unlawfully and with intent to avoiding payment, transmitted international telecommunication traffic without using a gateway issued with a TCRA licence.
On the last count it was alleged that on the same date and place the accused, being unlicensed operators, did terminate international telecommunications traffic by using unlicensed GSM VOIP gateway, thereby causing pecuniary loss of 744m/- to TCRA.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded because the court does not have the authority to hear such cases. It was adjourned to October 23 when it would come up for another mention.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY
