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Continue reading →: UCC Weekly update 13–17 MAY 2019Uganda Communications Commission (the Commission), with support from FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams), hosted a cyber-security training at UCC House from 13th to 17th May 2019. Participants were individuals involved in the management of cybersecurity from licensed operators providing Internet Access Services in Uganda. Follow the link…
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Continue reading →: E-learning Project – Monitoring and Evaluation TrainingThe Monitoring and Evaluation training workshop for E-learning Project Implementation team and school focal persons kicked off at the Gayaza High School ICT lab. The workshop started Friday 17th May 2019 and will be concluded on Sunday 19th May 2019. Four schools are represented as part of the pilot including;…
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Continue reading →: CALL FOR PAPERSMakerere University (College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology- CEDAT) in collaboration with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) shall host the 5th National Conference on Communications (NCC 2019). The NCC provides a national forum for presentations of outputs of peer-reviewed research into a solution for local challenges and proposals…
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Continue reading →: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2019INTERVIEW with Godfrey Mutabazi What is the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) all about? The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is commemorated around the world to raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies,…
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Continue reading →: DEPUTY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER’S VISIT TO UCCThe Uganda Communications Commission (the Commission) has today the 16th May 2019 received a courtesy visit from the Deputy British High Commissioner to Uganda, Ms Sarah Mann, together with the High Commission Press Secretary Nicholas Rae who met with the Executive Director Mr Godfrey Mutabazi, at his office in Bugolobi.…
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Continue reading →: UCC – Regional FM Broadcasters ForumThe Uganda Communications Commission is conducting regional stakeholder’s forums engaging FM Broadcasters countrywide to raise awareness on the legal and regulatory aspects in the broadcasting sector. The discussions aim to improve the information gaps that have led to concerns of noncompliance on statutory, regulatory and quality of service requirements in…
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Continue reading →: UCC – Cyber-security Capacity BuildingAs part of the Commission’s mandate to coordinate and collaborate with relevant national and international organisations and safeguard the interests of consumers and operators, in matters relating to communication, the Commission has partnered with FIRST (global Forum for Incident Response Teams) to host a technical cybersecurity training. The training five-day…
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Continue reading →: Uganda brings the best as Pearl of Africa to the Cannes Film Festival for Pavillon AfriquesUganda Join 15 other countries from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, North and South America From the 14th to the 25th of May 2019, Ugandan delegates will join the rest of the world for Pavillon Afrique at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France. In its first year at Cannes, Pavillon…
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Continue reading →: UCC Weekly Update 29th April – 10th May 2019The Uganda Communications Commission is monitoring the implementation of guidance to Mobile Network Operators (MNO’s) to have a minimum 30-second announcement on outgoing calls of non-compliant MSISDNs instructing them to come in for verification as per relevant criteria before clearing of the call request which took effect 1st May 2019.…
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Continue reading →: IS UCC SUPPRESSING THE MEDIA?The media fraternity is up in arms over the UCC’s directive to suspend media managers, now known to be stepping aside to pave the way for investigations. The outcry is on the purported heavy-handedness of the regulator, purportedly punishing before giving fair hearing and issues around the mandate of the…
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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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