The British consolidated all the postal and communication entities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika (KUT) under the umbrella of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration.

[5] However, after the East African community was dissolved in 1977 the Tanzanian government established the Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (TP&TC).

[6] On December 31, 1993, the parliament enacted multiple laws to help deregulate the operations of posts and telecommunications to increase their autonomy and efficiency.

[8][9] Due to its wide network the posts corporation is a vital agent for the government to collect funds from the populace especially in rural areas.

[11][12] TPC launched its first Burea de change at the Dar es Salaam general post office (Posta Mpya) in June 2012.