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Continue reading →: PUBLIC NOTICE: The Uganda Communications Commission introduces a Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring Tool – NETQ-UGThe Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was established under Section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act 2013 to regulate the communications sector in Uganda. As part of the Commission’s effort to promote the interests of consumers and operators in regard to the quality of communications services and equipment, the Commission has…
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Continue reading →: PUBLIC NOTICE: SIGNAL INTERFERENCE ARISING OUT OF USAGE OF NETWORK REPEATERS – “BOOSTERS”The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was established under Section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act 2013 to regulate the communications sector in Uganda. UCC has received complaints from the national telecommunications operators about interference caused by the unauthorised use of repeater stations (also known as boosters) aimed at boosting the…
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Continue reading →: PUBLIC NOTICE: Applicants for licenses to provide communication servicesThe applicants below have applied to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) for licenses to provide services indicated against their respective names; The Commission is therefore seeking opinions and/or comments from the public, if any, about the respective applicants’ eligibility for the licenses they have applied for within a period of…
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Continue reading →: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON THE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN CONTROL IN UBUNTU TOWERS UGANDA LIMITEDThe Uganda Communication Commission (the Commission) was established under section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act, 2013(the Act) as the regulator of the communications sector in Uganda with the mandate to, among others, monitor, inspect, licence, supervise, control, promote and safeguard interests of consumers and providers of communications services in…
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Continue reading →: NEW COMMUNICATIONS REPORT SHOWS MODEST GROWTHThe communications sector in Uganda continues to demonstrate resilience as it weathers the storm driven by COVID19, with the latest market performance report showing modest growth across several indicators. According to the quarterly market tracking report produced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), there was a net account addition of 590,000…
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Continue reading →: UCC NAMES FILM CONTENT PROGRAMME EVALUATION COMMITTEEUganda Communications Commission (UCC) has received 60 applications from filmmakers seeking financial support to propel their projects, the Content Development Support Programme Evaluation Committee has been told. Addressing members of the Evaluation Committee during their inauguration meeting at the UCC Head Office on Friday, May 14, 2021, the Ag. Executive…
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Continue reading →: UCC ARRESTS RADIO INSTALLATION FRAUDSTER – part of a group of individuals who forge letters purportedly from UCC and defraud Ugandans by promising them radio frequencies.Police officers attached to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) last week arrested a Ugandan woman who has been cited in several illegal radio frequency deals and installations across the country. The middle-aged suspect, whose name has not been disclosed for fear of jeopardising the ongoing investigations, is reported to be…
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Continue reading →: LYCAMOBILE GETS NATIONAL OPERATOR LICENSE – making the company the Third National Operator.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…
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Continue reading →: GIRLS IN ICT DAY ENDS WITH ROBOTICS CAMP -commemorating the International Girls in ICT Day under the international theme, ‘Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures’.Uganda on Thursday joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day under the international theme, ‘Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures’. At the Uganda Communications Commission Head Office in Bugolobi, at least 30 girls from St Lawrence Kigoowa, Hill Preparatory School and Kitante Primary School, as…
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was established under the legal framework of the Uganda Communications Act No. 1 of 1997 and the Electronic Media Act of 1996. Consequently, UCC operates as an integrated regulatory body overseeing various sectors, including Telecommunications, Data Communications, Broadcasting, Postal Communication, Radio Communication, and Infrastructure services throughout Uganda. It is also tasked with the responsibility of licensing operations of cinematography theatres and video or film libraries in Uganda.
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