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Warid unveils first mobile customer care service units
[Walter Wafula] Warid Telecom has unveiled four new advanced mobile customer care vans dubbed “Warid On Wheels” (WOW), with an aim to deliver mobile telephony service assistance to its subscribers. 12 May 2008 15:20

Ugandan, Kenyan organisations win in global competition
[David Muwanga] Kenya's Centre for Training and Integrated Research for Development (CETRAD) and NETWAS Uganda are among the four winners in the inaugural nGomobile competition. The winning projects were selected from a pool of over 70 entries that came from Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan. 14 Apr 2008 06:27

Safaricom taps Equity Bank for staff share loans
[Walter Wafula] Safaricom, one of Kenya's leading mobile telephone service providers, has made a deal with Equity Bank to allow its staff to access loans for the acquisition of its IPO shares through the bank at a subsidised interest rate of 10%. 11 Apr 2008 06:17

Uganda Telecom, 3G network takes off
[Walter Wafula] Uganda Telecom launched its multi-million euro wireless network based on 3G technology. The network was launched at the company's headquarters in Kampala in March, raising the bar in the delivery of telecommunication voice and data services. 11 Apr 2008 06:16

Malawi hosts international telecommunications workshop
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi has hosted a telecommunication services workshop at its lakeshore district in Mangochi with calls to various rival telecommunications operators to share services so that consumers can access them at affordable charges. 7 Apr 2008 08:47

Uganda to host COMESA telecom regulators
[David Muwanga] The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) is organising a one-day symposium to be attended by telecommunications regulators from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states. This is going to be one of the activities of the commission that would be marking its tenth anniversary on 22 May 2008. Other activities would include launching of a new corporate identity and the logo. 31 Mar 2008 12:40

Uganda's telecom operators throw the money around
[Walter Wafula] From serious business to showbiz and generosity, Uganda's telecom companies are walking a similar path. Celtel Uganda started it all with the Say Yes! and Win a House campaign in 2007 where it gave away seven houses in excess of one billion shillings. 25 Mar 2008 10:36

UCC approves Celtel Uganda's licence renewal
[David Muwanga] A report released by the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has recommended that the licence for Celtel Uganda that expires in September this year should be renewed. 17 Mar 2008 12:50

Uganda Telecom to give away seventh car to customers
[Walter Wafula] Thousands of university students in Uganda have the opportunity to own a new Nissan Tida, the seventh the company has given away. The offer has been made by Uganda Telecom (UT) is its latest promotion dubbed Jazz My Life. 3 Mar 2008 10:55

Tariffs tumble in search for subscribers
[Walter Wafula] Calling charges of telecom phone companies in Uganda are falling as operators battle to win more subscribers. 29 Feb 2008 08:51

Warid Telecom launches its services
[David Muwanga] Warid Telecom Uganda has launched its services ten months after it was licensed to operate by the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC). 11 Feb 2008 11:16

The BlackBerry comes to Uganda
[David Muwanga] MTN Uganda and Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless technology have launched the easy to use BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone in Uganda. 4 Feb 2008 11:20

Telecom operators give back to UCC
[David Muwanga] Uganda's three telecommunication companies have given a total of 5.1 billion shillings (approximately US$2.9m), which is a 1% service levy of the gross income, back to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). 21 Jan 2008 10:39