Reduced intra and foreign trade as well as travel restrictions imposed by government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 causing coronavirus has badly hit telecom companies in Uganda. According to a preliminary report by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) the industry regulator, revenue from voice calls, declined by 26 per cent while revenue from mobile money services declined by 34 per cent. However, there was a 9 per cent increase in revenue from data/internet as more people stayed at home and turned to the internet for entertainment and news. The decline in revenue, according to Engineer Irene Kaggwa…
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