I believe the new draft policy is still at http://www.ucc.co.ug
Saying that they are to license a new NTO is an over-simplification of what UCC is proposing. From the last meeting I recall they had a proposal to create two types of licenses: Infrastructure and services. For the combined license there would be limited competition, for the dedicated licenses (services or infrastructure) not so much limitation. So the NTO would be a combined licensee.
My own impression was that it was a good balance.
P.
On Jan 30, 2005, at 17:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark
Currently I think it is the way to go. I would have had more comments but
unfortunately the UCC guys have not really furnished us with details about
the new plan of action. I hope to say something more when I get that
info!.
Wire
Mark Tinka wrote:
| Taken from Balancing Act:
|
| **********
|
| Meanwhile the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is to license a
third
| national telephone operator (a TNO) to provide both mobile and fixed
| communication services. International telephone companies MTN Uganda
and the
| incumbent Uganda Telecommunications Limited (UTL) are currently
providing
| Mobile and fixed lines. "We are proposing to license a national
operator 12
| months after the expiry of the MTN and UTL duopoly in June this year,"
said
| UCC'S technical manager, Mr Patrick Mwesigye.
|
| The new company will become operational after two years. He said since
51%
| of the shares of UTL are owned by the private sector, another national
| operator was needed to operate alongside the international companies.
Given
| the rather slow timetable UCC may find itself losing its pre-eminent
| position as one of the continent's more daring regulators as others slip
| past with new, wider competition frameworks.
|
| **********
|
| Is this really the way to go?
it's definitely the way to go Mark. why dont you think so?
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