NewsTelecoms

UCC Records 33 Telecom Operators in Uganda as of April 1st

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) reveals there are currently 33 telecommunication firms operating in Uganda licensed in five (5) categories; National Telecom Operator (NTO), National Public Service Provider (NPSP), Regional Public Service Provider (RPSP), National Public Infrastructure Provider (NPIP) License and, Regional Public Infrastructure Provider (RPIP) license.

Prior, UCC last year proposed on a new licensing framework standardizing and reclassifying telecommunication firms into 5 licensing categories; NTO, NPSP, RPSP, NPIP, and RPIP. Thereby, calling all telcos operating in Uganda to register for the type of licence they wanted. The new licensing framework was later passed and put into effect in October of 2019.

The new framework is based on 5 key principals;

  1. Local Listing of shares (at least 20% on USE within two years of acquiring license).
  2. Structured renewal of licenses.
  3. Number portability.
  4. Spectrum Management.
  5. National Coverage.
Telecommunication Operators in Uganda as of April 1st, 2020 — UCC
NO. Telecommunication Operator Current Licence
1 MTN Uganda Ltd NTO
2 Uganda Telecom Limited NTO
3 AIRTEL Uganda Ltd PIP & PSP
4 Africell Uganda Ltd PIP & PSP
5 Smile Communications Uganda Ltd PIP & PSP
6 Tangerine Limited PSP & PIP
7 Smart Telecom ltd PSP & PIP
8 Roke Investments Ltd PSP & PIP
9 Liquid Telecom Ltd (formerly Infocom) PSP & PIP
10 Bandwidth & Cloud Service Group Ltd PSP & PIP
11 Gilat Telecom Limited PSP Voice & Data
12 Africa IBC Bids Info Technology Ltd PSP -Capacity Resale
13 Hamilton Telecom Ltd PSP – Voice & Data
14 Blue Crane Communications Ltd PSP – Voice & Data
15 The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda PIP & PSP
16 Wanainchi Cable Ltd PSP & PIP
17 BT Solutions Ltd PSP – Capacity Resale
18 Satyam Technical Services Ltd PSP – Capacity Resale
19 TruIT (U) Ltd PSP – Capacity Resale
20 Datanet.com LLC PSP – Capacity Resale
21 Sombha Solutions Store Ltd PSP -Voice & Data
22 i-way Africa (U) Ltd (Afsat Communications) PSP & PIP
23 Seacom Uganda Ltd PSP & PIP
24 SimbaNET Uganda Ltd PSP & PIP
25 Sky Dot.com Ltd PSP Capacity Resale
26 Internet Solutions Uganda Ltd PSP & PIP
27 WiAfrica Uganda Ltd PSP & PIP
28 East African Broadband Services Limited PSP Voice & Data
29 East Africa Radio Networks Ltd PSP Voice & Data
30 American Tower Company Ltd PIP
31 Eaton Towers (U) Ltd PIP
32 Uganda Electricity Transmission Co. LtdPIP
33 C-Squared Ltd PIP

Lycamobile Uganda, a new operator in the country isn’t on the list considering that it launched early in January this year. It was officiated by the first deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali, on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni. Therefore, it will be reviewed by UCC in the near future and then added to the list.

UCC was established to implement the provisions of The UCC Act 2013 in accordance with the Laws of Uganda, with the principal goal of developing a modern communications Infrastructure in Uganda, in conformity with the operationalization of the telecommunications policy.

The Commission isn’t only a regulator, but also a facilitator and promoter of sustainable growth and development of Uganda’s communications sector.

Tags

PC Tech

Posts on this account are made by various editors.
Back to top button
Close

Adblock Detected

Please disable your adblocker to continue accessing this site.