Evaluating economic reforms in Tanzania: the case of postal sector

This study has evaluated economic reforms in postal sector and has attempted to address the key questions that arise from the research problem namely what are the success and/or failure of the regulatory reforms in respect of the postal sub-sector and its sector’s contribution towards enhancing economic productivity since this has not adequately been established. The methodology used include data collection through various interviews; secondary data collection by searching over the internet, reading various reports, policies, statistical data, publications and different works done previously and text books. The study has revealed that reforms in the communications sector were more influenced by need for enhanced efficiency and change of technology in telecommunications services. The restructuring of the communications sector has led into the break-up of postal monopoly, introduction of competition in service provision, increased quantity and quality postal services, attracted participation of the private sector investment in the postal services, postal sector modernization and instituted independent regulatory regime. That study concludes that the postal sector has been playing an important facilitating role in the national socio-economic development in various fronts. The reforms have led to the break-up of the postal services monopoly and introduction of competition in service provision. The concept of PEs is not bad only that it needs to observe commercial principles and that the government should play a facilitating role to attract private sector investment and forming joint venture with private sector through PPP.