The communication network and infrustructure in general is not reliable .the region is equiped surface roads ,water transportatio ,Railway lines ,Air lines etc.Offcourse few Kilometers of Roads are Betumenised,the rest is either surface road equiped with gravels or seasonable roads.
Transport:
Transport sector has an effective role in contributing to social and economic development of the region. The sector performance has continued to grow due to both government efforts and private sector investment in road rehabilitation, expansion of telecommunications services, modernization of port services, and improvement in marine, railway and air transport services.
Railway transport
The tanzania railway coopration (TRC) operate in some part of the region. The Corporation TRC has a line line running from mwanza to Dar es salaam via to some places in the Mwanza district and Kwimba; . The second branch runs from Tabora to Mwanza port on Lake Victoria, also providing transportation services to north and north-western part of the country including landlocked Uganda. The Line connects the region with the rest of regions such as Shinyanga,Tabora ,Dodoma,Singida,Morogoro,Coastal region and Dar es salaam.
The Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) is up for privatization.
Marine transport
The lake transport is managed by the Marine Division of the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC). There are freight cargo and passenger transport services on lake Victoria (linking Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda), lake Tanganyika (linking Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia), and on lake Nyasa (linking Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique).
Air transport
Tanzania has three international airports in Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. In addition there are aerodromes and airstrips spread all over the country.
The national airline, Air Tanzania Corporation (ATC) is the major provider of domestic air travel linking all major towns including Mwanza in the country the country. Private companies have also started operating, and several charter service. ATC has also services to neighbouring countries and the Middle East. There are international airlines operating flights in and out of Tanzania with daily flights to Europe, India, the Middle East and Southern Africa.Mwanza air port received a number of planes each day.The Air planes operating in the region includes Air tanzania (ATC),Precision Air,Eagle Air and some for the companies themseves.
Apart from the city centre each District centre has a small size air port in places like geita the mining companies have their private planes and air ports.
Road transport
The geography of Mwanza and Tanzania at large, its size, diversity and dispersion give roads a special position in integration of the region'seconomy and Communication in general'. In particular roads serve rural areas where most of residents live more effectively than any other mode of transport.
National networks (under the Ministry of Works) face lack of sufficient fund for rehabilitation and upgrading due to increased traffic (e.g. the proposed Urgent Roads Rehabilitation Programme - URRP) and for routine maintenance, low capacity' of the local construction industry and low participation of the private sector.
However, the Government has rationalised and streamlined the institutional framework for management of the road sector so as to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and accountability. An autonomous executive agency, the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS), responsible for the management of trunk road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance has been established. A National Road Board guides its activities with representation from the private sector/road users and the Government. The Government has also established a Road Fund whose funding is ring-fenced field user charge as the main source of finance for road maintenance. The local authorities under the Ministry of Regional Administration and Local Government are responsible for the district, urban and feeder roads (the local roads network) for opening up existing and potential rural productive areas for agriculture, small-scale mining and rural tourism.
Telecommunications Services
Telecommunication facilities are available in some parts of the the region and are linked to the world through Dar es Salaam. Telecommunications services have continued improving due to efforts of the Tanzania Telecommunications Company (TTCL) and participation of private companies, including VODACOM ,MOBITEL, TRITEL, and CELTEL;offcourse these companies have not penetrated much in the interior they are still in the city and in some districs. Other forms of telecommunications which have also been installed and developed particularly FAX communication which is more in demand than Telex Services.
Internet Services
Is one of the fast growing technology in the region .The city is mushroomed with a number of internet cafes,and a reasonable number of user increases day to day especially the young people.The resident are fond of the internet services for what they say the services are faster,location independent,reliable and user friendlier.Most of the people uses the internet services for mails , and few uses for referencial and study purposes.
In the districts the services are still down in few offices we ca access the internet .The mode used to access the internet in such places is using dial-up and wireless Technology.Some deribalately strategies are needed to equip the rural people with this kind of services so as to empower them.
