The government of Tanzania is constructing the National Fibre Optic Cable network named as National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) with a view to achieve its ICT vision. The Backbone is managed and operated by the Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL Corporation) on behalf of the government, through the Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology (MICIT)
The infrastructure will enhance usage of ICT applications for sustainable socio-economic development including implementation of e-government , e-learning, e-health, e-commerce and much more locally and globally.