Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s leading Pay TV operators have protest against a 2,400% increase in the annual license fees payable to Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). In a joint statement, they also refuted statements in a recent advert by UCC that said all Pay TV operators have not …
Read More »Court consolidates suit by MP Mpaka against telecoms, UCC
The parties to the suit represented by their lawyers and Mwine Mpakas lawyer, Fox Odoi agreed that both petition could be heard under the same judge. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala will concurrently hear the suits in which Western MP, Mwine …
Read More »UCC clarifies on Sim-Card replacements
UCC clarifies on Sim-Card replacements Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has set out tough new procedures for SIM-card swaps or replacements, that will include re-registering at the telecoms and confirming the device one is using is an approved type. Ugandan telecommunications companies were early …
Read More »UCC’s evaluation report on MTN Uganda Ltd 1998-2018
Kampala, Uganda | Ahead of a public hearing Monday of MTN Uganda Ltd’s request to renew its license, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has released an evaluation report of the telecom complany for the period 1998-2018. In the report, regulators UCC has conducted an assessment of the extent to which MTN …
Read More »THIS WEEK: UCC asked to investigate unregistered SIM cards
THIS WEEK: UCC asked to investigate unregistered SIM cards Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been directed to investigate the existence of active SIM cards that are not properly registered. This follows the kidnap and murder of Susan Magara granddaughter to former First Deputy …
Read More »UCC: Registration of all online publishers in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has today placed this advert. Tweets about @ucc_official Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Govt warns telecom operators on sim-cards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been directed to investigate the existence of active sim-cards that are not properly registered and are being used by criminals. “All telecom operators are on notice, if they don’t switch off illegally acquired sim-cards they will be penalized …
Read More »Fight over Shs44 trillion mobile money
Telecoms protest State House move to monitor business Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | A fight is raging between telecom operators on one side, and the Uganda Communications Commissions (UCC), the Uganda Police Force, and State House on the other, over moves to monitor the Shs44 trillion mobile money business. At …
Read More »MTN licence expires, rivals fight renewal
MTN licence expires: Dirty details of Uganda telecom sector exposed Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Uganda’s largest telecom company, MTN Uganda is caught up in a fight to secure the renewal of its licence which expires this year, The Independent can reveal. With 55 percent of telecom market share …
Read More »THIS WEEK: UCC’s Mutabazi starts 2018 in fighting mode
THIS WEEK: UCC’s Mutabazi starts 2018 in fighting mode Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Few were surprised when Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director Godfrey Mutabazi (Pictured) issued a directive to all television and radio stations to air President Museveni’s End of Year address live. The directive received severe criticism …
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