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Continue reading →: REQUEST FOR COMMENTSON THE APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER/MERGE LICENSE BY EATON TOWERS UGANDA LIMITED AND ATC UGANDA LIMITED AND APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A LICENSE BY ATC HESTON BV The Uganda Communication Commission (the Commission) was established under section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act, 2013(the Act) as the regulator of…
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Continue reading →: UCC Weekly update 5th – 16th August 2019The call for entries to the 7th edition of the Uganda Film Festival (UFF) enters its second week. From 25th to 29th November 2019, film enthusiasts and the public will be treated to the best that the Uganda film industry has to offer – from the film exhibition market…
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Continue reading →: UCC ROLLS OUT HITECH PROJECT TO RAISE RURAL EDUCATION STANDARDSA student sitting in a classroom at Bukabooli Secondary School in Mayuge district should be able to follow a mathematics lesson going on in another classroom at St Mary’s College Kisubi, more than one hundred miles away, once UCC’s new eLearning project is set in motion. Conceived by the Rural…
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Continue reading →: HOW TO AVOID UNSOLICITED MESSAGESThe growth in the use of telemarketing has been accompanied by an enormous increase in the amount of unsolicited commercial text messages or what is now popularly referred to as “unsolicited messages”. Unsolicited messaging can be defined “as the practice of the indiscriminate distribution of messages without the permission of…
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Continue reading →: UCC Weekly update 22nd July – 2nd August 2019The Uganda Communications Commission (the Commission) participated in a dialogue organised by the Centre for Public Interest Law discussing the “closing space for civil society and the Media in Uganda”. The Commission emphasised the need and duty mandated by law to promote and safeguard the interest of consumers and operators…
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Continue reading →: THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL – STRUCTUREINTRODUCTION The Uganda Communications Commission will hold the 7th edition of Uganda Film Festival from 25th to 29th November 2019. The festival will entail various activities, which include; film exhibition market, film screenings, workshops and forums, organised within the festival week. “The Uganda Film Festival” initiative was established in 2013…
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Continue reading →: THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2019The Uganda Communications Commission will hold the 7th edition of Uganda Film Festival from 25th to 29th November 2019. The festival will entail various activities, which include; film exhibition market, film screenings, workshops and forums, organised within the festival week. “The Uganda Film Festival” initiative was established in 2013 to…
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Continue reading →: NON-COMPLIANT FILM BUSINESSES GIVEN 2 MONTHS TO AVOID WHIPKAMPALA-Concerned government institutions have come together to enforce legal obligations and standards in the film industry, giving those involved two months to clean up their act or face the music. At a joint sensitization workshop held at Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) offices on 01 August 2019, the Media Council, Uganda…
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Continue reading →: IT specialist jailed for threatening IGGKAMPALA-On 22 September 2018, an email was sent to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Public Relations office from one Mwebe Enock Bakaki through the Inspectorate’s web portal (website). “If I get a gun, I will kill that stupid Musoga woman Mulyagonja for making my family to suffer when she…
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Continue reading →: PASTOR IN PRISON OVER ILLEGAL RADIO STATIONKAMPALA – For allegedly operating an illegal radio station, a Kampala-based pastor has been remanded to Luzira Prison till Friday, 02 August 2019, by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court. Apostle Bosio Eddie of Ntinda, 42, is charged with two counts of installing and operating radio broadcasting apparatus without license, 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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