The telecom sector’s contribution to the tax revenue hit Shs1.1 trillion, up from Shs131b in 2016 as of December 2020, according to Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. In November last year, President Museveni named telecom company MTN as the highest taxpayer with expected annual returns of Shs701b, followed by Airtel with Shs500b. Ms Judith...
The government of Togo has set a cap on the number of active SIM cards that any individual can own, Togo First reports. According to a press release by the Regulatory Authority for Electronc Communications and Posts (Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes, ARCEP), on 29 April 2021 the Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation,...
The Internet has become an essential resource for development in Africa. In Mali, the state is discussing with telecom operators for lower costs. He does not rule out strong measures if they refuse to listen to reason. Mali’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Hamadoun Touré said on Sunday May 9 that the government will consider entering...
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest telecommunications operator, posted a drop in its full-year core earnings as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic cut revenue from financial services and calls, though it predicted a recovery based on second-half numbers. The firm, partly owned by South Africa’s Vodacom and Britain’s Vodafone, said on Thursday its earnings before interest and taxes...
MTN Uganda said it will appeal a decision by the country’s High Court ordering the company to pay US$14.1-million for a transitional licence. The operator had petitioned the court challenging the legality of an assessment by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) for a transitional licence between 2018 and June 2020. During this period MTN was...
The Uganda Communications Commission has granted a National Telecommunication Operator (NTO) license to Lycamobile, making the company the Third National Operator. Lycamobile, whose parent company Tangerine Limited has operated in Uganda since 2008, got the NTO license on March 24, 2021. During an event held at the UCC Head Office on Tuesday, May 11, 2021,...
Vodacom Central Region, covering the Free State and Northern Cape provinces, switched on 21 new 3G- and 4G-enabled base station sites in deep rural areas across the province during March and April. The telco says these base stations, deployed across 21 villages, will provide connectivity in some of the big local municipalities in Free State...
…rollout of Beekee Hub backed by University of Geneva and InZone… The first trial of a new digital learning programme for young adults has now gone live in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya which is run by the UNHCR, and home to around 200,000 people. Many of the young adults living in the camp have had...
The telecommunications sector today supports the creation of wealth in many countries which have ensured its development. In Niger, where it has not really evolved over the years, the time has come for general mobilization to make it an engine of national growth. The President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, instructed the actors of...
Expresso Senegal is shifting into high gear in the 4G segment. The telecoms company, which has great ambitions on the national market, is settling the last details to continue with serenity its project of conquering the country. The mobile operator Expresso Senegal will proceed, on Tuesday, May 11, to the signing of its agreement on the...
