Policies and Strategies for Rural Communications in Uganda - Including : A Plan for the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF) and its Administration
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2001-03
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), under its responsibility to promote and ensure nationwide penetration and equitable distribution of communication services, with specific emphasis on universal access, and to administer the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF), has engaged the services of a consulting team led by lntelecon Research & Consultancy Ltd. to: • study the needs, demands and preferences of people in rural areas; • determine the economic viability of rural areas to support communications services and assess the resources needed and costs involved to meet the requirements of rural areas, and; • make recommendations on appropriate polices and strategies for rural communications development, and an appropriate approach and plan to bring the RCDF into operation with maximum national benefit.
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UGANDA, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ICT, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNICATION PROCEDURE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE