Uganda’s regulator takes telecoms service providers to task

Uganda’s parliament has tasked the country’s industry regulator the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to engage telecommunication service providers in a bid to bolster the quality, reliability and cost of communications services. This week Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa directed the UCC to engage companies to exclusively provide unlimited data and voice call bundles that do not...

Growth of Uganda’s telecoms – modest but fast says regulator

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says the country’s telecommunications industry has registered modest growth across all major indicators. According to the latest market performance report, fixed and mobile telephone subscriptions grew by 600, 000 from 28.3 million to 28.9 million, a growth rate of 2%, while internet subscriptions grew by 352, 000 from 21.5 million...

Uganda: UCC sets conditions for Africell before they exit the market

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has finally come out to confirm the exit of Africell Uganda from Uganda’s telecom sector. The regulator was established under section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act, 2013(the Act) to oversee and regulate the communications sector in Uganda with the mandate to, among others, monitor, inspect, license, supervise, control, promote...

Uganda: UCC seeks to establish framework to guide deployment, sharing communications infrastructure

The Uganda Communications Act, 2013 (the Act) seeks to among others, develop a modern and vibrant Communications sector, which includes telecommunications, data, radio and postal communications, and broadcasting. In order to achieve the aspirations of the Act, a number of strategies have to be employed including but not limited to expanding the existing variety of...

Uganda blocks SIM card registration for businesses, govt

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has suspended the sale- and registration of SIM cards to corporate and government institutions following allegations of fraud. The regulator said it has launched an investigation into the allegations and that no SIM card will be issued to any institution until the investigations have concluded. UCC acting director general Irene...

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is proposing improved regulation of over the top services (OTT) such as Facebook and Twitter to encourage investment in the sector. During the second international preparatory meeting hosted by UCC, which attracted stakeholders from different countries in Africa’s telecommunication industry, the Commission proposed that African countries take a stand on all...

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