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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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Continue reading →: CALL FOR BUSINESS PLAN PROPOSALS FOR THE UCC/UCUSAF GRANT FOR ESTABLISHING AND SUPPORTING ICT CLUBS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLSIntroduction The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) through the Uganda Communications Universal Service Access Fund (UCUSAF) has launched a call for business plan proposals to establish a collaboration in the implementation of key activities to establish ICT clubs in secondary schools where UCC through UCUSAF established ICT laboratories. UCC/UCUSAF III has…
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Continue reading →: THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL #UFF2021 Award Gala picturesThe Uganda Communications Commission held the 8th edition of the Uganda Film Festival from 29th March to 2nd April 2021 under the theme; “Rebuilding a Resilent Creative Industry through the Pandemic”. The festival entailed various activties including film screenings, workshops, forums and the Awards Gala hosted at UICT Nakawa. Below…
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Continue reading →: ANTI-COUNTERFEIT DIALOGUE CALLS FOR CO-OPERATION -to tackle the problem counterfeit electronicsAs the first-ever high-level dialogue on counterfeit electronics got underway on Thursday, one message was consistent in the day’s key speeches: the need for inter-agency cooperation to tackle the problem. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry ICT and National Guidance, Vincent Bagiire, led the call for a multi-sectoral approach, saying stakeholder cooperation…
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Continue reading →: CALL FOR BUSINESS PLAN PROPOSALS FOR THE UCC/UCUSAF GRANT FOR SKILLING YOUTH GROUPS IN ICTS AND MULTIMEDIAIntroduction The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) through the Uganda Communications Universal Service Access Fund (UCUSAF) has launched a call for business plan proposals to establish a collaboration in the implementation of key activities under a general thematic area of skilling youths in Multimedia production to enhance local content creation in…
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Continue reading →: TELECOMS IN RECORD 2020 REVENUE PERFORMANCE – the latest communications market performance report indicates.DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE The telecommunications industry recorded gross revenue of more than US$1bn in the 12 months ending December 2020, the latest communications market performance report indicates. According to the quarterly market tracking report produced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), UShs1.144 trillion was recorded for the October –…
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Continue reading →: 50th international letter-writing competition -“write a letter to a family member about your experience with COVID-19.”Since 1971, the UPU has encouraged young writers aged 9-15 to write letters on a given theme to win exciting prizes. The competition is an excellent way of making young people aware of the important role postal services play in our societies. It develops their skills in composition and their…
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Continue reading →: RADIO FREQUENCIES DUE FOR WITHDRAWAL ON ACCOUNT OF REPEATED FAILURE TO APPLY FOR BROADCASTING LICENSEThe Uganda Communications Commission (the Commission) was established under section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act, 2013 (the Act) as the regulator in the development of a modern communications sector that includes telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications, postal communications, data communication and infrastructure. In exercise of its mandate, the Commission…
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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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