| 词条 | Uganda Telecom |
| 释义 |
| name = Uganda Telecom Limited | logo = | type = Private |services = {{unbulleted list|Telecommunications|IT|Digital TV|Carrier}} |industry = Telecommunications | key_people = Stephen Kaboyo chairman Mark Shoebridge managing director[1] | foundation = {{Start date and age|2000}}[2] | revenue = | num_employees = | location = Kampala, Uganda | homepage = Homepage }}Uganda Telecom, whose full legal name is Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL), is an information and communication technology network company in Uganda.[3] HistoryFollowing the Ugandan Parliament's passage of the Communications Act in 1997, the Ugandan parastatal Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Company Limited (UPTCL) was divided into four entities:
In June 2000, UTL was privatized when the government divested 51 percent of its shares to Ucom, a consortium formed by Detecon of Germany, Telecel International of Switzerland, and Orascom Telecom Holding of Egypt. The Ugandan government retained 49 percent ownership in UTL.[4] Scope of serviceUTL is a leading total communications provider with a broad range of services in Uganda, including:
In February 2009, UTL launched a unstructured supplementary service data-based mobile wallet service called "M-SENTE", using software purchased from Redknee Solutions Inc., a Canadian information technology company. In September 2009, UTL became the first Ugandan provider to introduce the solar powered hand-held mobile phone, locally called "Kasana".[5] In July 2011, UTL estimated their own market share of the Ugandan telecommunication industry at about 10 percent.[6] Seizure and release of assetsIn March 2011, the Ugandan government seized Lap Green's 69 percent shareholding in UTL as part of sanctions against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.[7] After the end of the Libyan civil war in May 2012, the shareholding was returned to Lap Green,[8] ending a period of considerable uncertainty for the carrier. Since then, UTL has undergone a major restructuring to revive its fortunes.[9][10] OwnershipAs of October 2018, UTL was a joint venture between Taleology Holdings GIB Limited, a private company based in Nigeria, which owned 67 percent of the company, and the Ugandan government, which owned the remaining 33 percent.[11][11] Leadership structureStephen Kaboyo has been the chairman of the board of directors since early 2014. The managing director is Mark Shoebridge, who was appointed temporarily on 21 May 2015 as he was leaving the company from his role as chief fixed services officer to lead operations in Vodacom Nigeria. He was re-appointed effective 8 February 2016 upon his return to Uganda to drive the turnaround of the struggling operator.[12] The chief finance officer is James Wilde, replacing John Sendikaddiwa who resigned suddenly in October 2016. The chief legal counsel is David Nambale. The acting chief commercial officer is Ameer Kamal Arif. The chief human resources & administration officer is Emmanuel Jones Kasule, who also joined the team in 2016. Parliamentary investigationIn November 2016, the parliament of Uganda set up a select committee to investigate alleged mismanagement at Uganda Telecom, including the allegation that UGX:1.5 billion is missing from petty cash through theft from long term staff in the finance department over a period of many years. Many of the finance department staff involved have been dismissed, been terminated, or have resigned since this fraud was uncovered in 2016 through audits conducted by the new management. The committee's report was expected within two months.[13] Insolvency, Receivership and SaleIn February 2017, UCom, the government of Libya-owned subsidiary unilaterally pulled out of the struggling company, forcing the Uganda government to assume total sole control. In April the same year, the Uganda government placed the telco under receivership.[14] In December 2017, Uganda announced plans to sell a majority stake in the troubled company. Nearly a dozen investors from Europe, China, South Africa and the USA expressed interest in acquiring a stake in UTL.[15] In July 2018, The EastAfrican reported that of the investors who submitted purchase bids, Mauritius Telecom emerged as the only capable, credible, legitimate bidder, with a bid of $45 million upfront, and another $100 million over the next 36 months, for a 69-31 majority shareholding. Discussions are ongoing to close the acquisition. The Uganda Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), has successfully vetted the potential investor.[16] In a cabinet meeting convened on Monday 1 October 2018 and chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, Taleology Holdings GIB Limited of Nigeria, was selected to operate UTL for the next 20 years. The deal includes UTL's total assets, valued at USh148 billion (US$39.5 million), tax waivers, an extended frequency and Uganda's national backbone optic fibre infrastructure. In exchange, Taleology will make a non refundable US$7.1 million (USh27 billion), at signature of the paperwork and another US$63.9 million (USh240 billion) no later than 60 days from that date, otherwise they forfeit the concession.[17][11] When, in February 2019, Taleology failed to remit the required funding to effect the acquisition, the company went back on the market and a new buyer is being sought.[18] See also
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/UTL-appoints-new-Managing-Director/-/688334/2728990/-/4bp016z/-/index.html | title=UTL Appoints New Managing Director | publisher=Daily Monitor (Kampala) | date=25 May 2015 | accessdate=25 May 2015 | first=Mark Keith | last=Muhumuza}} 2. ^{{cite web | title=Mpore Quits UTL | publisher=New Vision | date=21 June 2006 | accessdate=30 June 2014 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/505237 | first=and Emmy Olaki | last=Alfred Wasike}} 3. ^{{cite web|accessdate=13 October 2017 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Technology/UTL-inks-deal-firm-bid-provide-faster-Internet/688612-4136874-wqr1nw/index.html |date=13 October 2017 |title=UTL inks deal with firm in bid to provide faster internet |newspaper=Daily Monitor| first=Jonathan|last=Adengo |location=Kampala}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200108200508.html | title=Uganda: UTL Clarifies Orascom Telecom Sale Of 80% Stake | first=Steven | last=Odeu | date=20 August 2001 | publisher=New Vision via AllAfrica.com | accessdate=30 June 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web | accessdate=30 June 2014 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/693712 | title=UTL Launches Solar-Powered Phone | publisher=New Vision | date=7 September 2009 | first=David | last=Mugabe}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/760593 |title=UTL Projects 30% Growth, Here To Stay | publisher=New Vision | date=18 July 2011 | accessdate=30 June 2014 | first=David | last=Mugabe}} 7. ^{{cite web | title=Uganda Seizes Libya Shares In UTL | publisher=New Vision | date=29 March 2011 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/750546 | first=David | last=Mugabe | accessdate=30 June 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.ihs.com/products/global-insight/industry-economic-report.aspx?id=1065968118 | title=Ugandan Government Reinstates LAP Green Networks' Stake In UTL | publisher=IHS.com | last=IHS | date=25 May 2012 | accessdate=30 June 2014}} 9. ^{{cite web | url=http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25274&catid=38&Itemid=96 | title=UTL In Turnaround Restructuring | first=Edgar | last=Angumya | date=14 May 2013}} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32421:utl-out-to-boost-subscriber-numbers&catid=38:business&Itemid=68 | title=UTL Out To Boost Subscriber Numbers | first=Alon | last=Mwesigwa | date=25 June 2014 | accessdate=30 June 2014}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|title=Taleology, Nigerian telecom giant buys Uganda Telecom |access-date=22 October 2018 |date=16 October 2018 | url=http://www.pmldaily.com/business/tech/2018/10/taleology-nigerian-telecom-giant-buys-uganda-telecom.html |first=Javira |last=Ssebwami |publisher=PMLdaily.com |location=Kampala}} 12. ^{{cite web | accessdate=29 January 2016 | url=http://www.techjaja.com/utl-gets-new-md-meet-mark-jude-shoebridge/ | title=UTL gets a new MD | date=29 January 2016 | first=Othman | last=Semakula | newspaper=Daily Monitor | location=Kampala}} 13. ^{{cite web |date=18 November 2016 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201611210693.html | title=Uganda: Parliament Says Uganda Telecom 'Sinking', Orders Probe |last=Ssali |first=Godfrey |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com |access-date=22 November 2016 | location=Kampala}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Government Places Troubled Telco UTL Under Receivership |date=28 April 2017 |url=http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Govt-places-UTL-under-receivership/2560-3907716-kr2ehq/index.html |author=The EastAfrican |newspaper=The EastAfrican |access-date=23 July 2018 |location=Nairobi}} 15. ^{{cite web| url=https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2017/12/19/uganda-to-sell-off-stake-in-utl-to-cover-debts/ | title=Uganda to sell off stake in UTL to cover debts |date=19 December 2017 |access-date=23 July 2018 |last=Telegeography.com | publisher=Telegeography.com |location=Washington, DC}} 16. ^{{cite web|date=21 July 2018 | url=http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Mauritian-firm-gets-nod-to-buy-Uganda-Telecom-Ltd/2560-4674600-wv9p1c/index.html | title=Mauritian Firm Gets Nod To Buy Uganda Telecom Limited | access-date=23 July 2018 |newspaper=The EastAfrican | first=Julius |last=Barigaba |location=Nairobi}} 17. ^1 {{cite web |access-date=22 October 2018 |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Nigerian-company-UTL-Shs268-billion-Anite-Taleology/688334-4806418-14kmvk3z/index.html |title=Nigerian company buys UTL at Shs268 billion |date=15 October 2018 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |first=and Misiari Thembo Kahungu |last=Tabu Butagira | location=Kampala}} 18. ^{{cite web|date=19 February 2019 |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/back-to-the-drawing-board-utls-prospective-investor-fails-to-raise-capital/ |title=UTL’s prospective investor fails to raise capital |access-date=20 February 2019 |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) | first=Julius |last=Businge |location=Kampala}} External links
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