Uganda Telecom Opens New Kiosks To Boost Distribution Network

  Kampala, Uganda 31st May 2011 – Uganda Telecom has today launched 440 kiosks countrywide. The kiosks are scheduled to be placed on every street in Uganda. The newly refurbished kiosks are being given to interested parties to use as a place of business. These kiosks are in support of our valued Distributor partners, assisting them to create more visible and effective points of sales and service. Every kiosk will have Uganda Telecom stock for sale including simcards, electronic and paper airtime, Msente services and registration, phones and other products. “Uganda Telecom is committed to providing easy access to communication and today we are launching over 400 new outlets where our customers can access our products and services” said Stanley Henning, UTL COO. Uganda Telecom has got a distribution network across the country of 25,000 outlets that sell airtime and simcards. These 440 will boost this network and provide access to more services that the telecom innovator has under their docket. Mr Henning added “By opening these new outlets in strategic locations and furnishing them with most of our products, we are in effect bringing our services closer to the people and saving you the hassle of looking for the product as it is right there on your doorstep.” Uganda Telecom has got a distribution network across the country of 25,000 outlets that sell airtime and simcards. These 440 will boost this network and provide access to more services that the telecom innovator has under their docket. The kiosks will also house Public Payphones and the agents will be able to handle any customer care query. Agents will also be able to help educate customers about Msente. Msente is a UTL mobile wallet for a subscriber that offers a fast, secure and painless method for money transfer and bill payment. The Service is USSD based and the code for Msente users is *500#. This code enables one access the Msente menu on your mobile phone and allows users to deposit funds, transfer funds, withdraw funds, buy airtime, pay school fess, insurance and pay bills directly over their mobile phone: The launch of the kiosks was done on Kimathi Avenue where Uganda Telecom has 3 newly branded and kitted kiosks. END…/ About Uganda Telecom Uganda Telecom is Uganda’s leading Telecommunications innovator. Uganda Telecom provides voice and data communication solutions that include fixed telephony, mobile telephony, ISP and data communications, Uganda Telecom launched the Next Generation Network that delivers all voice, data and even video services over one network over IP. Uganda Telecom has the largest fixed line network and is also the largest ISP in the country. Uganda Telecom introduced the first 3G network in Uganda and offers video telephony, high speed internet, video and audio streaming, live television and MMS. Uganda Telecom also provides BlackBerry© services. For more information, visit Uganda Telecom on the Internet: http://www.utl.co.ug About Msente Msente is a UTL mobile wallet for a subscriber that offers a fast, secure and painless method for money transfer and bill payment. The Service is USSD based and the code for Msente users is *500#. This code enables one access the Msente menu on your mobile phone and allows users to Deposit funds, transfer funds, withdraw funds, buy airtime and pay bills directly over their mobile phone: For more information contact: Mark Kaheru,                                                              Emmy Olaki, Manager Marketing Communications,                      Communication Officer, Uganda Telecom                                                         Uganda Telecom 0414333745                                                                0414333781 Mark.Kaheru@utl.co.ug Emmy.Olaki@utl.co.ug Kampala, Uganda 31st May 2011 – Uganda Telecom has today launched 440 kiosks countrywide.