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UCC Public Notice On Africell’s Cessation Of Operation in Uganda

Charles Layoo

The Uganda Communication Commission wishes to confirm that Africell Uganda Limited (Africell) decided to stop providing telecommunication services in Uganda. Africell entered the Ugandan telecom market in 2014 after she acquired majority shares in Orange Uganda Limited. Africell’s shareholders have, however, decided to reconsolidate their investments in Africa and have accordingly decided that they do not wish to have Uganda as part of Africell’s portfolio anymore and instead focus on other parts of the world where they have a competitive advantage. In accordance with its mandate under the Act and…

UCC To Support The Audio-Visual Industry In Uganda Through The Content Development Support Program (CDSP)

Charles Layoo

INTRODUCTION The Content Development Support Programme (CDSP) is an initiative dedicated to supporting the audio-visual Industry in Uganda. This initiative will provide support to Ugandan production companies and individuals for the development of Audio-visual content. This includes feature films, short films, animations, documentaries, and television dramas. It is envisaged that through this Programme, Ugandans will be able to create employment opportunities, generate revenue, acquire skills, promote and develop audiences for local content.   OBJECTIVES OF CONTENT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME   The Content Development Support Programme seeks to achieve the following…

Uganda Communications Commission to charge Teacher Mpamire $1350 to Film ”Teacher Mpamire on the Street”

Charles Layoo

A lot has been going on in Uganda over the past few days since the arrest of ‘Bizonto Comedy Group’. The Bizonto Comedy Group members were arrested on July 24th and they are still being held on offences of promoting sectarianism in the country. The arrest of these people caused a lot of rise by many Ugandans and one of them was comedian, actor Herbert Mendo Ssegujja, better known by his stage name Teacher Mpamire who is most famous for mimicking the Ugandan president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Teacher Mpamire is…

UCC SUSPENDS SIM CARD REGISTRATION FOR CORPORATE BODIES

Charles Layoo

Following allegations of fraud in Sim card registration, especially regarding corporate bodies, Uganda Communications Commission has temporarily suspended the sale of Sim cards to companies, NGOs and public institutions pending investigations. In a letter issued last week, the UCC Ag. Executive Director Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo directed all operators “to immediately suspend the sale of SIM cards to companies, Non-Governmental Organisations, Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government and any other unnatural persons.” The suspension is to avert the risk of further breach of the law pending the conclusion of the ongoing…