We previously looked at the licensed Public Infrastructure Providers (PIP) in Uganda today, we look in-depth at the Public Service Providers (PSP). A PSP license is given by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to those that want to provide public telecommunications services, there are the following licenses: Voice and Data PSP license and Capacity Resale PSP license. Public Service Provider (PSP) – Voice and Data is issued to persons that offer voice telephony services (operated like public switched telephony services whether fixed or mobile) and data services. This includes Internet Access Services or Internet Service providers.
Public Service Provider (PSP) – Capacity Resale is issued to persons buying capacity from operators and reselling this to others, re-branded or otherwise. This may take on the form of international termination and calling cards. This however does not include the leasing of infrastructure facilities by a PSP to distribute the PSP’s services to its customers. This excludes any person running public pay phone services, fax bureau, and/or Internet café/cyber café would fall under the public pay communications services category. Also those nerds that are setting up services for only their own use, you fall in the private network category these whose are covered in the General authorization category of licensing which is also provided by UCC. These are the 24 companies that have been licensed by UCC to operate as Public Service Providers in Uganda.
List of licensed Public Service Providers in Uganda
| Operator | Type of License | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smile Communications Limited | PSP Voice and Data | Smile Communications Uganda Ltd. Plot 10-12 Corporation Rise Bukoto Kampala. +256(0)414530470 |
| 2 | K2 Telecom | PSP Voice and Data | Plot24A Hannington Road Kampala P.O.BOX 4722 073073001 |
| 3 | Sure Telecom | PSP Voice and Data | Plot 3 Parliament Avenue Raja Chambers 24497 Kampala. |
| 4 | Airtel Uganda Limited | PSP Voice and Data | Plot 40, Jinja Road Uganda,Kampala 07522301190 |
| 5 | Africell Uganda Limited | PSP voice and Data | Plot 28-30, Clement Road P.O.BOX 24144 +256 79 OOOO 100 +256 (0) 20 4792000 |
| 6 | Altech Infocom Limited | PSP voice and Data | Plot 40, Wampewo Road Avenue P.O.BOX 8373, +256 414 342681 |
| 7 | Iway Africa Limited | PSP voice and Data | Commercial Plaza , Plot 7, P.O.BOX 29331 +256 31 221 12OO +256 41 425 8143 |
| 8 | Roke Investments International Limited | PSP Capacity Resale | Plot 35 Lumumba Avenue P.O.BOX 31386, Kampala |
| 9 | Datanet | PSP Voice and Data | Plot 22 Hannington Road P.O.BOX680 +256 41 4255520 |
| 10 | One Solution | PSP Voice and Data | Plot 57B Luthuli Avenue P.O.’BOX 35450 Kampala +256 417 335 900 |
| 11 | Simbanet Uganda Limited | PSP voice and Data | Plot 3302, Kasanga Ggaba Road P.O.BOX 28237,Kampala +256 417335900 |
| 12 | Foris Telecom | PSP Voice and Data | Plot 9, Lourdel Road P.O.BOX 27894 +256(0)417 300 600 +256 (0)706 222 841 |
| 13 | Tangerine | PSP Voice and Data | |
| 14 | Afrimax Uganda Limited | PSP Voice and Data | 1 Kololo Hill Drive kampala +256 723 100 100 |
| 15 | Brandwidth and Cloud Services Limted | PSP Capacity Resale | 5th Floor , Rwenzori Towers , Nakasero Road P.O.BOX 37468 +254 736 373 444 |
| 16 | Skydotcom | PSP Capacity Resale | |
| 17 | Spidd Africa | PSP voice and Data | Majesty's Limited, P.O. Box 31520, Clock Tower, Kampala, Uganda. |
| 18 | MTN Uganda | PSP voice and Data | MTN Towers Tel +256 31 212 0333, +256 31 212 0013 Plot 22 Hannington Road P.O. Box 24624 Kampala, Uganda Email: customerservice@mtn.co.ug |
| 19 | Tru IT | PSP Capacity Resale | Plot 218, Kiwanuka Musoke Close +256 313 222 444 |
| 20 | Fastcom | PSP Capacity Resale | Plot 47, Martin Road, Old Kampala. P.O.BOX 8558, Kampala. |
| 21 | Maisha Networks | PSP Voice and Data | P.O.BOX 37103 Plot 22/24, Semawata Ntinda. +256 414 596 621 |
| 22 | Sinfa Uganda Limited | PSP capacity resale | P.O.BOX 290,Gulu (U), +2564 |
| 23 | Connect Telecom | PSP capacity resale | Room 208 Kamwokya Plot 92,0782352888 |
| 24 | Internet Solutions Limited | PSP Voice and Data | Course view Towers, 7th Floor Plot 21 Yusuf Lule Road +256 312 314 342 |
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