The USAID Leland Initiative and Uganda

This is an archived USAID document retained on this web site as a matter of public record.

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UGANDA COUNTRY PAGE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDICATORS
Lines per 100 people	< 1.0
Cost of 3 minute local call (US $)	.20
Main phone lines in operation	43,245
Waiting list for main lines	5,045
Telephone faults per 100 main lines	80
Telecom staff per 1,000 main lines	30.6
Source: International Telecommunication Union (1995 data unless indicated otherwise)

Status of the Leland Initiative in Uganda

	Policy Review (Objective 1): Memorandum of Understanding signed 14 December, 1999.
	Technical Review (Objective 2): Survey completed.
	Internet Applications Review (Objective 3): Internet assessment and training for USAID's NGO partners is complete. Leland wired Kisowera School as a result of President Bill Clinton's historic visit.

Related USAID Information

	USAID Uganda 2000 Country Plan
	USAID Greater Horn Information Exchange
	USAID Africalink Program Report
	USAID Africa Data Dissemination Service

Uganda ISP and Telecommunications-Related Information

	ISP AfricaOnline
	ISP BushNet
	ISP InfoMail
	ISP Starlight Communications
	ISP Swift
	ISP Uganda Online
	"Communications Market in Uganda" page
	Computer & Multimedia Services Web Publishing
	Mike Jensen's Uganda telecommunications information

Uganda Development-Related Information

	Makerere University
	Makerere University Links
	Uganda Human Rights Education and Documentation Centre
	HealthNet Uganda
	News about Uganda
	New Vision Newspaper
	Stanford University's Uganda Links
	U. of Pennsylvania's Uganda Information Page
	Map of Uganda (281k)

Leland Uganda Contact Information

David Mutazindwa
USAID/Uganda
PO Box 7007
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: (256-41) 235 879/ 242 896/ 241 521/ 235 174
Fax: (256-41) 233 417
Email: dmutazindwa@usaid.gov

Leland Links
Project Description		Partner Countries
Leland Activity Update		Internet Resource Center
Leland Photo Gallery		Biography of Mickey Leland
End-User Applications		Business Opportunities
Memorandum of Understanding		Internet Gateway Design
*"Making the Connection Count: Effective Use of the Internet in Seven Steps"* Leland Initiative Home Page