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Continue reading →: INVESTIGATION REPORT ON ALLEGED BREACH OF THE MINIMUM BROADCASTING STANDARDS – Nature of ComplaintINTRODUCTION On the 29th of April 2019, the Uganda Communications Commission (“the Commission”) received complaints from security agencies reporting that a section of broadcasters in Uganda were broadcasting content that was contrary to the Minimum Broadcasting Standards as provided in Section 31 and schedule 4 of the Uganda Communications Act,…
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Continue reading →: BRIEF ON THE 2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (NCC 2019)INTRODUCTION The Uganda Communications Commission established a National Conference on Communications (NCC) in October 2010, aimed at strengthening communications research particularly of locally relevant solutions through discipline-specific conference series in communications. The objectives of NCC are; To provide a national forum for presentation of outputs of peer reviewed research into…
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Continue reading →: UCC WINS AWARD, RELEASES INVESTIGATION REPORTParticipation in a worthy cause is always good but making your participation count is even better. That is precisely what Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) did when her participation in the just ended Uganda International Trade Fair reaped the Best Regulatory Exhibitor Award 2019. The communications regulator had pitched camp at…
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Continue reading →: DELIVERING DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS ON WORLD POST DAYOn 9th October 1874, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) was born in Switzerland. Today, as Uganda marks its 57th independence anniversary, the UPU, an organ of the United Nations, turns 145 years old. The World Post Day, which is celebrated on the day UPU was established, and coincides with Uganda’s…
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Continue reading →: INVESTIGATION REPORT ON 13 BROADCASTERS RELEASEDAn investigation into the alleged breach of minimum broadcasting standards by 13 broadcasters has found a number of them culpable and recommended a range of actions, including asking them to show cause why Uganda Communications Commission shouldn’t revoke their licenses. NTV, NBS, BBS, Bukedde TV and Radio Sapientia must all…
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Continue reading →: African ICT Regulators converge in Uganda to deliberate on key issues in Telecommunications Standardisation.Uganda is privileged to host an international preparatory meeting for the forthcoming World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly (WTSA), one of the structures of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in Entebbe from Monday, 7th to 11th October 2019. Stakeholders in various roles within the telecommunications industry across Africa and the world, will be…
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Continue reading →: Uganda Hosts African Telecommunications Standards MeetingPRESS RELEASE Kampala, October 6, 2019 – Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is set to host Africa’s second regional preparatory meeting for the forthcoming World Telecommunications Standards Assembly (WTSA-20) from 7-11th October 2019 at the Imperial Golf View Hotel in Entebbe. WTSA is one of the structures of the International Telecommunications…
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Continue reading →: MUTABAZI REVITALISING UCC THROUGH MODERN LEADERSHIP SKILLSMr Godfrey Mutabazi was appointed the Executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in 2010. He has been at the centre of UCC’s transformation and growth over the last nine years. In an exclusive interview with Daily Monitor’s Isaac Ssejjombwe, Mr Mutabazi shares his leadership skills and nurturing a winning…
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Continue reading →: INVITATION FOR BIDSPROCUREMENT REFERENCE NO: UCC/NCONS/19-20/00009 PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR EVENTS MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMAL SECTOR DIGITAL SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IN NORTHERN, WESTERN, NORTH WESTERN & ALBERTINE REGIONS 1. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has allocated funds to be used for provision of services for Events management under the Rural communications Development Fund…
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Continue reading →: EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CALL FOR APPLICATIONSFOR A DATA COLLECTION FACILITATOR FOR THE NATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) GENDER SURVEY FOR UGANDA. As attention to the issue of the global digital divide has increased, so too has focus on the theme of the growing digital gender divide. The observed digital inequalities in digital access and…
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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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