founded 2000 1 headquarters kampala uganda key people stephen kaboyo chairman mark shoebridge managing director 2 services telecommunications it carrier website homepage uganda telecom whose full legal name is uganda telecom limited utl is an information and communication technology network company in uganda . contents 1 history 2 scope of service 3 seizure and release of assets 4 ownership 5 leadership structure 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit following 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 uganda communications commission the communications industry regulator uganda post limited also known as posta uganda postbank uganda a government owned financial institution uganda telecom an information technology and communication network company 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 . 3 scope of service edit utl is a leading total communications provider with a broad range of services in uganda including fixed voice copper cdma fixed gsm mobile voice and data dedicated circuits for data and internet xdsl fttx leased lines broadband services 3g wimax xdsl fttx cdma wi fi data centre services hosting housing backup failover in february 2009 utl launched a ussd 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 . 4 in july 2011 utl estimated their own market share of the ugandan telecommunication industry at about 10 percent . 5 seizure and release of assets edit in march 2011 the ugandan government seized lap green s 69 percent shareholding in utl as part of sanctions against the regime of muammar gaddafi . 6 after the end of the libyan civil war in may 2012 the shareholding was returned to lap green 7 ending a period of considerable uncertainty for the carrier . since then utl has undergone a major restructuring to revive its fortunes . 8 9 ownership edit as of july 2011 utl was a joint venture between lap green of libya which owned 69 percent of the company and the ugandan government which owned the remaining 31 percent . 10 leadership structure edit stephen kaboyo has been the chairman of the board of directors since early 2014 . the acting managing director is mark shoenridge who was appointed 21 may 2015 . he resigned in july 2015 but was re appointed effective 8 february 2016 . 11 the chief finance officer is john sendikaddiwa . the chief legal cousel is david nambale . the acting chief commercial officer is ameer kamal arif . the acting chief human resources & administration officer is anne kamuli mwesigwa . the chief fixed services officer position is vacant . 2 see also edit mtn group bharti airtel list of mobile network operators in uganda references edit alfred wasike and emmy olaki 21 june 2006 . mpore quits utl . new vision . retrieved 30 june 2014 . a b muhumuza mark keith 25 may 2015 . utl appoints new managing director . daily monitor kampala . retrieved 25 may 2015 . odeu steven 20 august 2001 . uganda utl clarifies orascom telecom sale of 80 % stake . new vision via allafrica.com . retrieved 30 june 2014 . mugabe david 7 september 2009 . utl launches solar powered phone . new vision . retrieved 30 june 2014 . mugabe david 18 july 2011 . utl projects 30 % growth here to stay . new vision . retrieved 30 june 2014 . mugabe david 29 march 2011 . uganda seizes libya shares in utl . new vision . retrieved 30 june 2014 . ihs . 25 may 2012 . ugandan government reinstates lap green networks stake in utl . ihs.com . retrieved 30 june 2014 . angumya edgar 14 may 2013 . utl in turnaround restructuring . mwesigwa alon 25 june 2014 . utl out to boost subscriber numbers . retrieved 30 june 2014 . reuters . 24 may 2012 . ugandan government returns telecom stake to libyan firm . thomson reuters . retrieved 30 june 2014 . semakula othman 29 january 2016 . utl md returns after resigning two months into same job . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 29 january 2016 . external links edit company homepage utl s innovative edge study of the acquisition of utl by lap greencom lap greencom s african telecommunication network utl md returns after resigning two months into same job v t e kampala district capital kampala divisions kampala central division kawempe division lubaga division makindye division nakawa division neighborhoods banda bugoloobi bukoto busega butabika bwaise ggaba kabalagala kamwookya kansanga kaleerwe kanyanya kasubi katwe kawaala kawempe kibuli kibuye kigoowa kikaaya kisaasi kiwaatule 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