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Posta Uganda (Luganda for Uganda Post) originally named Uganda Post Limited, is the company solely responsible for postal service in Uganda.[1]
Overview
Working through over 300 Post Offices, with active mail boxes that exceed 70,000, with locations in over 30 major cities and towns in the country, Posta Uganda offers a host of auxiliary services, including the following:[2]
- Conveyance of letters and parcels
- Express courier services
- Local and International money transfers
- Internet Services
- Public bus transportation via Post Bus Services Limited
- Distribution of magazines and newspapers
- Acting as agent for telecommunications providers.
History
Uganda Post Limited was founded as part of the
In 1998, as part of an ongoing government effort to loosen controls over Uganda's communication sector, the UPTC was split into the following independent companies:[1]
- Posta Uganda Limited
- Uganda Telecom Limited
- Post Bank Uganda Limited
- Uganda Communications Commission, the industry sector regulator.
Uganda Post Limited was given control over the postal service and the 1997 Communications Act split Uganda Post Limited into a million shares, each valued at USh 25,000/=.[1] The Ministry of Finance owns an overwhelming majority with 999,999 shares, with the one remaining share owned by the Ministry of Works, Housing, and Urban Development.[1] Although Uganda Post Limited has changed its name to Posta Uganda, the postal service has not been privatized.[3]
Powers
Posta Uganda can grant licenses for
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Uganda Posts Ltd", Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Home". www.ugapost.co.ug. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "Posta Uganda- Customer-Oriented Postal,Logistics,Financial Services- FAAs", Uganda Post Limited, 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Posta Uganda outs money transfer service". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
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