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Continue reading →: UNLAWFUL AND MISLEADING ADVERTS ON MEDICATION AND REMEDIES4th Aprile 2020 To all radio, television and online broadcasters The Uganda Communications Commission (the Commission) refers to the above subject matter and the several notices, which the Commission and the National Drug Authority issued to broadcasters regarding advertisements, in particular, the advertisement of herbal and other medicines in contravention…
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Continue reading →: TEMPORARY AUTHORISATION OF THE USE OF PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (BIZINDALO) TO PUBLICISE INFORMATION ON THE COVID-19
The Uganda Communication 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. The Commission’s mandate includes to regulate, monitor, inspect,…
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Continue reading →: PRESS STATEMENT – Update on the COVID-19 response in UgandaDr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health, 02nd April 2020 02nd April 2020- Uganda registered her first case of COVID-19 on Saturday 21 st March 2020. The confirmed case was a 36-year-old Ugandan male who arrived from Dubai on Saturday 21 st March 2020 at 2:00 am aboard Ethiopian Airlines.…
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Continue reading →: Invitation to participate in the Youth Global Online ConsultationGeneva, 23 March 2020; In line with the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) mandate to contribute to the inclusion and empowerment of youth in the digital society as noted in Resolution 198 (Rev. Dubai. 2018) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, and Resolution 76 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) of the World Telecommunication Development…
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Continue reading →: MORE GUIDELINES ON THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND THE NEED FOR A SHUTDOWNADDRESS BY H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA TO THE NATION ON THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19) MORE GUIDELINES ON THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND THE NEED FOR A SHUTDOWN – 30TH MARCH, 2020 NAKASERO Countrymen and countrywomen I am here, to again address you on the issue…
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Continue reading →: UCC calls out 3 TV stations on COVID-19After its public advisory notice on COVID-19 went unheeded by certain broadcasters, Uganda Communications Commission has written to three TV stations demanding that they show cause why regulatory sanctions shouldn’t be taken against them. Besides regulatory sanctions, BBS TV, NTV and Spark TV also risk facing charges under the Penal…
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Continue reading →: UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN UGANDA
Kampala – 26 March 2020 – Our attention has been drawn to the COVID-19 misinformation making rounds on social media. The Ministry of Health would like to clarify as follows: None of the COVID-19 confirmed cases has died as alleged in several media posts. To date, Uganda has a total…
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Continue reading →: PUBLIC ADVISORY NOTICE ON CIRCULATION OF FAKE INFORMATIONUganda Communications Commission (UCC) is a body corporate established under Section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act 2013(Act) as the regulator in the development of a modern communications sector in Uganda. Accordingly, UCC regulates radio, television, postal services, telephony services, data communications and the airwaves used by all wireless radio…
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Continue reading →: GUIDELINES ON COVID-19 SELF QUARANTINE
What does self-quarantine mean? This is a transparent self -restriction of persons’ activities when they are not ill with COVID-19 for the purpose of protecting unexposed members of the communities from contracting the disease should any at risk traveller become sick. This is particularly important for persons who may have…
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Continue reading →: PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS ON THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19)
ADDRESS BY H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA TO THE NATION ON THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19) GUIDELINES ON THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES 18 TH MARCH, 2020 STATE HOUSE – ENTEBBE Countrymen and Countrywomen, Greetings to you all. Today, I have come to address you on the…
UCC
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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