Another licensing row has broken out in Uganda, this time centred on number two cellco Airtel. Following a long-running series of negotiations concerning market leader MTN Uganda, which was settled in March this year when MTN agreed to pay USD100 million for a twelve-year licence extension, a similar situation has now developed at Airtel, Eagle Online reports. Airtel is...
The sale of a 20% equity stake in MTN Uganda, the East African nation’s biggest telecoms operator, will be restricted to citizens of the East African Community trading bloc, a spokesman for the sector regulator told Reuters on Friday. The government is forcing all its telecom operators, including MTN Uganda and the local unit of...
MTN Uganda has been given two years to list 20% of its shares on the local stock exchange in order to meet the terms of its newly renewed operating licence. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is also requiring the firm to expand its network coverage to at least 90% of the country within five years. MTN had been...
According to a statement issued by UCC, the MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhellpute pledged “to deliver a new digital life to everyone, everywhere.” (Left-Right) Enid Edroma, MTN General Manager Corporate Affairs; MTN CEO Wim Vanhelleputte; UCC ED Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo and the UCC Director of Legal Affairs, Susan M. Atengo Wegoye, display the signed MTN...
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...
Speaking of his tenure, the outgoing ED, James Saaka, expressed his pleasure for having served Uganda for the last 10 years and driving the Digital revolution. The Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) & National Guidance, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, has appointed a new Executive Director (ED) for the National Information Technology Authority Uganda, (NITA)....
MTN can again operate without fear in Uganda. The company has completed the payment of the $ 100 million set to renew its telecoms license expired since 2018. Valid for 12 years, it will be operational from July 1, 2020. 20% of MTN’s capital will have to float on the local stock exchange within 5 years....
MTN has fulfilled all conditions precedent to the license, including the payment of a total sum of US$100 million as license renewal fee for a period of 12 years commencing 1 July 2020.
Mobile data subscribers have driven growth in Uganda's internet subscribers to 16.9 million by December 2019, up from 15.4 million in October 2019.
The giant pan-African carrier MTN is enjoying differing fortunes in two of its markets, with expansion on the cards in Nigeria and tax demands making things tricky in Uganda.
