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Issa G. Ahmed
Universitas Indonesia
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The financial implications of temporary internet restrictions to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs): Evidence from Tanzania's october 29th to november 3rd 2025 event Issa G. Ahmed
Priviet Social Sciences Journal Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026): March 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55942/pssj.v6i3.1022

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This study estimates the immediate financial effects of state-ordered internet restrictions imposed in Tanzania from October 29 to November 3, 2025, amid post-election protests. It addresses a sectoral gap in shutdown-economics research by quantifying the short-run burden on mobile network operators (MNOs) and the associated implications for mobile-money activity and telecom-linked tax revenues. Employing a convergent mixed-methods design, the study combines an event-study analysis of MNO revenue with document analysis of the regulatory framework. Quantitative estimates apply traffic-baseline and ARPU-severity models calibrated to independent network-measurement and contemporaneous reporting that documented a nationwide disruption and sharp suppression of connectivity during the event window. To reflect telecom revenue mechanics, the modelling distinguishes revenue that is relatively fixed over billing cycles (bundles/subscriptions) from revenue that is immediately exposed (usage-based charges, value-added services, OTT bundles) and incorporates likely short-run credits/compensation and enterprise SLA exposure. Findings indicate a conservative, sector-wide revenue shortfall of TZS 18.204 billion (USD 7.4 million) over the six-day window. The disruption also implies TZS 6–12 billion (USD 2.44–4.88 million) in forgone mobile-money fee income and a direct telecom-tax loss of TZS 6.371 billion (USD 2.59 million); including taxes associated with the mobile-money fee base yields an estimated total fiscal shortfall of TZS 8.8–17.6 billion. The study concludes that internet restrictions constitute material economic interventions and highlights a regulatory gap regarding operator cost recovery, recommending proportionality, protection of essential payment rails, and limited cost-sharing/compensation clauses in licensing frameworks
The intersection of tradition and economy: Exploring the sacrificial practices in Zanzibar’s Blue Economy Issa G. Ahmed; Bakar Khatib Faki
Journal of Economics and Business Letters Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): February 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55942/jebl.v6i1.850

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The blue economy is now emerging as the essential conceptual framework to know how communities living on the coasts cope with sustainability and identify issues and build marine-based livelihoods. This paper aims to discuss the intersection between tradition and economy by investigating the issues of sacrifice in the Zanzibar fishing industry. That of the research, which relies on the accounts of fishermen and field observations in addition to questionnaire (n=22) results, concludes that whereas some individuals consider ritual sacrifices to be symbolic to more ceremonial rituals required to reach prosperous catches and economic prosperity, other people perceive it to be expensive or even destructive. These practices show how the cultural rituals and belief systems inform the way resources are utilized, how they make their revenue, and the way communities are built. They also highlight the relevant concerns of the correlation between traditional worldviews and the existing policies that facilitate the development of the blue economy. By placing sacrificial activity in the larger context of the fisheries livelihoods and cultural sustainability debate, this article highlights the need to incorporate socio-cultural considerations into strategies to support inclusive and resilient blue economies particularly where local systems of belief continue to have an impact.
Co-Authors Bakar Khatib Faki