Country Experiences: Development of ICT in Uganda Edmund Katiti Business Development Director (Africa) Global Electro-Comm International Inc. Prime Communications.

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Country Experiences: Development of ICT in Uganda Edmund Katiti Business Development Director (Africa) Global Electro-Comm International Inc. Prime Communications Ltd.

Uganda Communications Act 1997  Establishment of the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC),  Incorporation of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL),  Incorporation of Uganda Post Limited (UPL),  Liberalisation and introduction of competition in the Communications Industry,  specifically provided for the licencing of a Second National (Telecommunications) Operator (SNO

Objectives of the Uganda Communication Act 1997 Enhance national coverage of communication services Expand the existing variety of communications services Reducing Govt. direct role as an operator Encourage the participation of private investors Introduce, encourage and enable competition in the sector Minimising all subsidies by Government Establish and administer a fund for rural communications development

Important Milestones Celtel Licenced to Cellular Service Nov 1997 – Bids for SNO Apr 1998 – SNO Licence Awarded to MTN Oct 1998 – MTN Launches GSM service Jun’99 – Mar 2000, Final Bidding process in Privatisation of UTL Jun 2000 – 51% of UTL sold to U-Com Consortium (Detecon, Telecel, Orascom) Establishing and administering a fund for rural communications development

Growth of ICT Infrastructure SERVICES PROVIDED JULY 2000 Fixed Lines Connected46,00056,00058,00060,000 Mobile Subscriber3,50040,00070,000140,000 National Telephone Operators 1222 Mobile Cellular Operators1223 Internet Service Providers27911 Paging Service Providers2331 FM Radio Stations TV Stations4811 Private 2-way Radio

Internet Services in Uganda Internet Service ProviderStarted Infocom1995 Swift Global (Africa Online)1996 Afsat1999 Spacenet2000 Bushnet Uganda1998 Multichoice Uganda Limited2000 Sanyutel1999

Internet Cafes & Tele-Centres in Uganda Café Service ProviderStartedLocation Nakaseke Tele-Centre1997Nakaseke Buwama Tele-Centre1998Buwama Nabweru Tele-Centre1999Nabweru CyberworldMar 1999Kampala The DomeMay 1999Kampala Prime Tele-CentreJune 1999Kampala Cyber ClickJuly 2000Kampala

National ICT Policy Initiative of Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Spearheaded by National ICT Task Force Initial Draft by team of National Consultants National Stakeholders’ Workshop Sept 2000 National ICT Policy Recommendations to be submitted to Govt by Dec 2000

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