MTN loses Shs50.7 billion licence case against UCC
Daily Monitor Wednesday April 28 2021 MTN had been challenging a levy that was instituted by UCC as transitional licence charge from October 21, 2018 and June 30, 2020. PHOTO/FILE Summary In a letter dated July 22, 2020, UCC directed MTN to pay licence fee for the transitional period between October 21, 2018 and June 30, 2020 worth $14.14m. However, MTN challenged the directive in court. Advertisement Court has dismissed with costs, a case in which MTN was challenging the legality of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) directive to pay $14.14m (more than Shs50.7b) as transition licen...
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