Airtel Uganda has appealed to the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) for further engagement on taking affirmative action to grow penetration of Smartphones and other terminal devices to reduce the average cost of communication for the social economic transformation of Uganda.
Airtel Uganda’s Managing Director Soumendra Sahu disclosed this during his courtesy visit to the UCC Executive Director, George William Nyombi Tembo.
Sahu says that this will deepen adoption and use of ICTs hence social and economic development in the country.
He also highlighted Airtel Uganda’s focus on leveraging its global reach to introduce innovative, world-class products and services tailored to meet the needs of Ugandan consumers.
However, UCC ED Nyombi Tembo congratulated Airtel Uganda for being compliant with regulatory parameters against which the 2024 Compliance Certificate was recently issued and reiterated UCC’s collaborative approach of working with! Licensees like Airtel Uganda in growing access to ICT services, development of innovative products and protecting the public good.
At the visit, Sahu was accompanied by Godfrey Bakibinga – Director Legal and Regulatory Affairs and David Birungi, Public Relations Manager and Nyombi Thembo was in the company of UCC’s Commission Secretary and Director Legal Affairs, Susan Wegoye, Ibrahim Bbosa, the Head of Public and International Affairs and Geoffrey Sengendo, his Principal Personal Assistant.
By Francis Lubega
10 Jan 2025
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