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Uganda Fights Crime by Ending Prepaid Scratch Cards

President Museveni is responding to a spate of kidnappings, but banning scratch cards will also benefit telcos by reducing fraud.

Customer Makes Mobile Money Mistake, Telco Pays

Uganda's regulator will investigate MTN to see what more can be done about customers sending mobile money to the wrong numbers.

Social Media Tax in Uganda

Telcos will face additional pricing headaches as the Ugandan government imposes a tax on social media users of 200 shillings (roughly 5 US cents) per day.

KYC Uganda Style: Keep Your Cards

The regulator's botched implementation of controls to verify who buys SIMs has taken work away from young people and caused a nightmare for telcos.

Vodafone Uganda Files for Bankruptcy

An infrastructure provider had closed some Vodafone Uganda sites in order to pressure the telco to settle its debts.

SIM Card Registration: Exchanging Some Risks for Others

Mandatory registration of SIM cards is reducing simbox fraud in Uganda, but there are downsides.
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