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UTL still has potential to thrive again – Dr. Faisel Gergab The Chairman of Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) Dr. Faisel Gergab has reassured parliament that Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) still has a future. He promised that the company will come up with a transformation plan to …

The parliamentary probe into the alleged mismanagement of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) has today grilled the company’s top managers. The probe heard of the mounting debts UTL is facing and the absence of audits. UTL owes Uganda Communications Commision (UCC) sh27 billion, and MTN Uganda sh3.5billion. The probe committee asked …

Cash strapped UTL managers chase capital to fund three years turnaround strategy Uganda Telecom is one of the oldest telecom companies in the country and the third in terms of subscriber base now standing at less than two million out of the 22.97million mobile phone users, writes Julius Businge. Owned …

Parliament has approved a report and passed a motion seeking to establish a select committee to investigate alleged mismanagement of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). Top officials of the company have also been barred from travelling abroad until the probe is finished. Following the debate on a report “The predicament at …

President Yoweri Museveni has said government will acquire the latest communication equipment to end what he termed rampant tax evasion and corruption within telecom companies in Uganda.  He said estimates indicate that the country was losing up to $400m (sh1.2 trillion) in tax per year. “There is still tax evasion …

Cover story: Museveni gets Shs70bn telecom monitoring gadget An investigation by The Independent reveals that State House is closing in on a procurement of high-tech gadgets meant to forestall fraud among telecoms, which is costing government colossal sums in tax revenue. Last Word: Fight over misguided objectives Andrew Mwenda carries …

By Patrick Kagenda After the Uganda Communications Commission issuing a notice to all telecom operators to stop sending unsolicited SMS to their clients, UTL has come up with an innovation that will enable a client to block any unsolicited SMS. In a statement, Uganda Telecom said it has introduced Do …