The current license framework has been in effect since 2006. Given the dynamic nature of the ICT sector, several factors have necessitated a review of the licensing framework, to wit: Industry Developments The current licensing framework has resulted in increased investment, entry of new players, innovative business models and services
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched the Global Travel Assessment System (GTAS), the first of a kind in the East African region that will go a long way in reducing tax evasion and terrorism financing among other benefits. It was officially launched on Monday at URA head offices in Nakawa,
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi (pictured) has said competition among telecom giants is leading to reduced internet prices in Uganda. Mutabazi made the remarks in a keynote speech delivered by Ibrahim Bbossa, the Head Public and International Relations at UCC at the opening of the
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Six SIM boxing suspects arrested in Kampala last weekend were on Thursday charged for electronic fraud at Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court. Appearing before magistrates Stella Amabilis and Marion Mangeni, three of the accused, Kagulire Ibrahim, Mutyaba Edward and Kavuma Ben pleaded guilty, while three others; Musaazi Denis, Bingi Maxie,
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The Uganda Police together with the Uganda Communications Commission and telecom operators conducted an operation in Kampala over the weekend in which eight suspects engaged in SIM boxing, a form of electronic fraud, were apprehended. At a press conference held at Police Headquarters Naguru on Monday, UCC’s Head of Public
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The secretive world of naval underwater surveys rarely breaks the surface. Now recent events are briefly shining a light into the darkness. In the Adriatic a Croatian fishing vessel caught one of the U.S. Navy’s undersea sensor systems last week. That mysterious object has largely been explained. Meanwhile, China has
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The Uganda Communications Commission board, management and staff on Wednesday hosted the outgoing Minister of ICT and National Guidance Frank Tumwebaze to a cocktail in appreciation of his leadership of and contribution to the sector. Hon. Tumwebaze, who has been the minister responsible for the communications sector since 2016, was
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Total Uganda Limited and Stanbic Bank Uganda have this morning announced a partnership that will see customers with prepaid Total Fuel Cards top-up more conveniently at over 1,500 Stanbic Agents across the country. While launching the partnership at Total headquarters in Industrial Area in Kampala, the Total Uganda Managing Director,
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Bold Cashers Limited, a Ugandan technology company, has set its eyes on making Africa’s economies cashless with Cash Chat, a digital and social network mobile application. The mobile apple now enables users to transfer money across the globe. It also enables users to make money through targeted advertising on top
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The inaugural Social Media FestUg, an annual event organized by Spotlight Publications Ltd, the publishers of Business Focus is scheduled to take place on 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens, Bugolobi. Running under the theme; Redirecting Social Media To Impactful Social Networking Engagements, the festival will bring real
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