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 from two contentious conditions which government has to meet, commiting to support the revamped Uganda Telecommunications Company Limited (UTCL) by giving it priority for government telecommunications business, and an exemption of import duty on all telecommunications infrastructure imported by the…
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