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Continue reading →: Mobile Termination Rates – DroppingThe Uganda Communication Commission has over the years regulated interconnection and access systems between operators and users of telecommunication services aimed at regulating rates and charges for communications services to protect consumers from excessive tariffs. Uganda has consistently enjoyed improvements in interconnection rates evidenced by the fact that the telecommunication…
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Continue reading →: UCC Weekly update 24th June – 5th July 2019The Commission conducted training on the online Underground Communications Infrastructure Information Exchange Platfoŕm (UCIIXP) for key stakeholders. The training was attended by communication infrastructure owners, Installers, telecom operators and including; NWSC, UNRA, NPA, Min of Works and KCCA. The platform is expected to mitigate the challenge of underground infrastructure damages…
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Continue reading →: UCC turns Posta Uganda offices into public information centresByJAVIRA SSEBWAMI KITGUM – The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) through its Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF) launched a one-stop community centre in Kitgum on Thursday, June 27, to provide information for citizens on public services. Citizens can now get information on a wide range of e-government services and administrative procedures…
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Continue reading →: Help Build a Better Network!The Uganda Communications Commission in fulfilling its mandate under the Uganda Communication’s Act of 2013, Section 5(1)(k), is seeking to promote and safeguard the interest of consumers and operators as regards the quality of communications services and equipment. The Commission in collaboration with Netradar is carrying out a pilot project…
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Continue reading →: WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS AROUND THE UIXP?This is long but vital information to understand the fracas around the UIXP BACKGROUND The Uganda Internet Exchange Point (UIXP) started as a project to get existing internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to interconnect and exchange traffic locally, and therefore keep local internet traffic within the country. Ideally,…
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Continue reading →: The Inaugural Uganda Telco – ForumThis is an abridge version of remarks by the Executive Director – Uganda Communications Commission Mr Godfrey Mutabazi during the inaugural Uganda Telco – Forum Mr Mutabazi expressed great pleasure that the Commission hosted C-Suite Executives of the Mobile Network Operators as well as selected Fin-techs at the inaugural Telco-Forum.…
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Continue reading →: GODFREY MUTABAZI ON OTT TAXI had an interesting interview with the BBC East Africa Bureau on concerns around the Taxing of Social Media, which I would like to repeat here. One of the concerns is on the figures reported by the Uganda Communications Commission of internet users that appear to be very high in…
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Continue reading →: Why digital skills training is so important if we are serious about closing the digital divideBy Susan Teltscher, Head of ITU’s Human Capacity Building Division In 2018, numbers on Internet usage made headlines announcing that more than half the world is online. This is indeed great progress given that 15 years earlier (in 2003) only 12% of the world’s people were using the Internet. Despite this…
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Continue reading →: UCC Weekly update 17th – 21st June 2019Uganda participated in the African Telecommunication Union working groups meetings in preparation of the World Radio Conference 2019 scheduled for November 2019. The sessions were held in Gaborone, Botswana from 17th to 21st June 2019. Uganda represented by delegates from the Uganda Communications Commission and the Civil Aviation Authority deliberated…
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Continue reading →: UCC, Please help us to fight fake newsBy David Serumaga serumagadavid916@gmail.com This piece appeared in the letter section of the New Vision on Wednesday June 12, 2019 and in the Daily Monitor, and it expresses a concern that is the responsibility of every stakeholder. It makes interesting reading. With the new development in technologies in Uganda 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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