Uganda

Country Profile
Regulator	Uganda Communications Commission
Acronym	(UCC)
Website	https://www.ucc.co.ug/
Twitter	https://twitter.com/UCC_Official
Contact	ucc@ucc.co.ug
Ministry	Ministry of ICTs & National Guidance
Acronym	(MICT)
Website	https://ict.go.ug/
Twitter	https://www.facebook.com/mictuganda/
Contact	info@ict.go.ug

National Policy

Operator Licensing

LICENSE TO PROVIDE COMMUNAL ACCESS SERVICES IN THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

Technical and Administrative Requirements

Licensing Fees

Access to Spectrum

Technical and Administrative Requirements

Licensed

Access Networks

Operator	700 MHz	800 MHz	900 MHz	1800 MHz	2100 MHz	2300 MHz	2600 MHz	3500MHz
Africell	2X10	2X10	2X10	2X10
Airtel	2X11.6	2X15	2X10	2X10
MTN	2X8.2	2X15	2X5	2X10
Smile	2X10	2X10
Tangerine/Lyca	2X10
Uganda Telecom	2X5	2X5	2X10
iTEL	2X3

PtP Networks

License-Exempt

Access Networks

Frequency	Power Limit	Transmit Power
2.4GHz
2400 – 2483.5 MHz	2.4EIRP
5GHz
5150-5250 MHz	5.1EIRP
5250-5350 MHz	5.2EIRP
5470-5725 MHz	5.4EIRP
5725-5800 MHz	5.8EIRP

PtP Networks

Frequency	Power Limit	Transmit Power
2.4GHz
2400 – 2483.5 MHz	2.4EIRP
5GHz
5150-5250 MHz	5.1EIRP
5250-5350 MHz	5.2EIRP
5470-5725 MHz	5.4EIRP
5725-5800 MHz	5.8EIRP

Secondary Use

Access Networks

PtP Networks

Spectrum Fees / Costs

Application

Annual

Auction

Backhaul

Gender

Universal Service

Cooperatives

Resources / References

Coding examples

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Resources

Guidelines For Utilisation Of The 5 GHz Band For Wireless Access Networks In Uganda http://www.ucc.co.ug/files/downloads/Guidelines-for-use-of-5.8-GHz-ISM-band.pdf

Uganda Computer Misuse No.2 of 2011 https://www.ug-cert.ug/files/downloads/UGANDA%20Computer%20Misuse%20Act%20No.%202%20of%202011.pdf