By Our Reporter
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has stopped Airtel’s move to block incoming and outgoing calls to Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) saying it affects customers and operators whom the Commission must protect. This follows a statement issued by Airtel on Monday 30th January 2017 saying its customers would not be able to make or receive calls from UTL effective Friday the 3rd of February.
UCC Executive Director Godfrey Mutabazi has since issued a statement explaining interconnection agreements between operators are purely a commercial matter, exercised in accordance with contracts signed. He however noted the Commission is concerned that termination of such agreements affects innocent customers, threatening the sector’s integrity.
“UCC directs Airtel to only suspend traffic from UTL to Airtel and allow Airtel customers to call UTL customers until 17th February to allow a smooth transition of subscribers,
