The IT, media, and telecommunications of the Republic of Uganda

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Extending the net
Letter from Jeff Cochrane, USAID, 28 September 1997. Pilot project for a station near Kamapa to provide a HF radio e-mail link for agricultural research stations. Discussions with Bushnet, WFP and MAF to set it up with AfricaLink (USAID) assistence.
Kampala Telecenters
Letter from Jeff Cochrane, USAID, 24 June 1999. Uganda's new telecenters, funded by Acacia with contributions from the local community and one of the country's big cell phone providers. A computer center outside Kampala that is accessible to low and middle income residents. A LAN with dialup to a local ISP, photocopy and FAX services, and a wireless phone network in planning.