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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? Mark. _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
