telecommunications reform

A review of telecommunications policy and challenges in Rwanda

LisaC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:02:22 +0100

The period after the 1994 genocide marked a moment of fundamental change in Rwandan communications. The government embarked on a policy that aimed to increase connectivity as a spur to development.

Bringing affordable telecommunications services to Uganda: A policy narrative and analysis

LisaC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:45:24 +0100

The liberalisation of Uganda’s telecoms sector came with a string of policy, regulatory and political failures, particularly related to the privatisation of the incumbent Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (UPTC), which led to the formation of Uganda Telecom (UTL).

Kenya Communications Amendment Act (2009): Progressive or retrogressive?

LisaC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:56:07 +0100

On 12 December 2008, while Kenya celebrated the 44th anniversary of its independence, journalists and civil society activists took to the streets. They were protesting the publication of the Kenya Communications Amendment Bill (2007), which was later signed into law. While the media had various objections to the Bill, the amended Act was embraced by the communications sector as a whole.