The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is according to its website "the regulator of the communications industry in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

". Among the responsibilities of the UCC are licensing, regulation, infrastructure development and attention to rural communication service. The chairman of the commission is Eng. Dr. A.M.S. Katahoi; main offices are located in Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

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Postal

• Postal service
  Mail
  Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
  
  http://www.ucc.co.ug/licensing/postal.php
  • Posta Uganda
    Posta Uganda
    Posta Uganda, originally named Uganda Posta Limited, is the company solely responsible for postal service in Uganda.-History:Uganda Post Limited was founded as part of the East African Community...
    
    http://www.ugapost.co.ug/
• Governance and regulation of courier services

Telecommunications

• Telecoms (telephony
  Telephony
  In telecommunications, telephony encompasses the general use of equipment to provide communication over distances, specifically by connecting telephones to each other....
  
  , mobile telephony
  Mobile telephony
  Mobile telephony is the provision of telephone services to phones which may move around freely rather than stay fixed in one location. Mobile phones connect to a terrestrial cellular network of base stations , whereas satellite phones connect to orbiting satellites...
  
  )
  • Uganda Telecom
    Uganda Telecom
    Uganda Telecom, whose full legal name is Uganda Telecom Limited , is an information and communication technology network company in Uganda.-History:...
    
    
  • Internet service providers
• Radio
  Radio
  Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
  
   and Television
  Television
  Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
  
  
  • Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
    Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
    Uganda Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of Uganda. It was founded as a result of the "Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2004", which merged the operations of Uganda Television and Radio Uganda...
    
    
  • Spectrum management
    Spectrum management
    Spectrum management is the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain a net social benefit.The term radio spectrum typically refers to the full frequency range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz that may be used for wireless communication...
    
    

Rural Communications

The Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF)http://www.ucc.co.ug/rcdf/default.php
was founded in 2003 and is responsible for developing the communications infrastructure outside of the cities of Uganda. The RCDF has set standards for its work in the 80 districts of the country

Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 111 districts and one city across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....

, including: the creation of internet points of presence

Point of presence

A point of presence is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities. It may include a meet-me-room.In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system...

, internet training centers and internet cafe

Internet cafe

An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...

s at every district headquarters; web portal

Web portal

A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....

s for every district; maintenance of pay telephones at the ratio of at least one for every 2500 people; and development of postal projects, Multi-purpose Community Telecentres (MCTs), internet development for schools and health care facilities, and call centres.

See also

• Communications in Uganda
  Communications in Uganda
  There are a number of systems of communication in Uganda, including a system of telephony, radio and television broadcasts, internet, mail, and several newspapers...
  
  
• Government of Uganda
• Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika