For nearly a decade now, state-owned telecom has been locked in a cycle of crisis and hopeful relaunches. The story of the Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) revamp is one of…
When the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) recently invited public comments on a proposed deal for Axian Telecom Fibre Limited to acquire a controlling stake in Wananchi Group (Holdings) Limited, it…
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has opposed the idea of government giving preferential treatment Uganda Telecom in securing government business over other telecoms, warning that it could present a number of challenges to the industry from a regulatory perspective. Telecoms currently mint cash from government largely through voice services, which supplements heavily to their bottom line and financial health. UCC’s warning arises…
Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTCL)—the newly formed government-owned telco is expected to, this Friday, November 18th, 2022, take over the assets of the now insolvent Uganda Telecom. Uganda Telecom was…
As per the insolvency law, the biggest chunk of the proceeds will go towards paying bank loans, statutory obligations, pensions arrears of former Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (UPTC) staff,…
In the period leading to the 2011 fall and subsequent death of Libyan Leader, Col Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi in October 2011, Uganda Telecom was a promising company. The previously state-owned…
