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Communications[edit]

An advertisement for a mobile phone carrier on a van in Kampala.

There are seven telecommunications companies serving over 21 million subscribers[1] in a population of over 34 million.[2] More than 95 percent of internet connections are made using mobile phones.[3]

The total mobile and fixed telephony subscriptions increased from over 20 million to over 21 million yielding an increment of over 1.1 million subscribers (5.4 increase) compared to the 4.1 percent increases realized in the previous quarter Q4 2014 (October–December).[1]

The road between Fort Portal and Rebisengo
Mobile & Fixed Telephony[1]
Indicators Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Change (%)
Mobile Subscriptions (prepaid) 20,257,656 21,347,079 5.4
Mobile Subscriptions (post-paid) 108,285 110,282 1.8
Fixed subscriptions 324,442 349,163 7.6
Tele-density 56.5 62.5 10.6
National status 20,690,383 21,806,523 5.4
Northern corridor road from Kampala to Gulu at Matugga Town in Wakiso District

copied from Uganda

  1. ^ a b c "Q1-Market Report 2015" (PDF). Reports & Surveys. UCC: Uganda Communications Commission. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2014" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ Hendrik Rood; Senior consultant; Stratix Consulting. "Uganda – Mobile Market – Insights, Statistics and Forecasts – BuddeComm – BuddeComm". Budde.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2015.