MTN Uganda in regulatory limbo as interim licence expires
A report by the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) to President Yoweri Museveni accused MTN Uganda of underdeclaring its call volume and actual profits, which it was allegedly repatriating without paying the taxman. FILE PHOTO | NMG
On Sunday, January 20, the second interim licence for giant telco MTN Uganda will expire.
Last week on Friday, authorities were scrambling to avoid a regulatory vacuum as what was initially expected to be a routine process to grant a 10-year extension to the most successful telco in the country got bogged down by uncertainties over what it should pay the National Treasury.
