Act 1
Uganda Communications Act
2013
“broadcaster” means a licensed person who packages and distributes
or distributes television or radio programmed services for
reception by subscribers or the public, regardless of the
technology;
“broadcasting” means the transmission of sound, video or data,
intended for simultaneous reception by the public;
“cinematograph theatre” means any building, structure, tent or
other erection of whatever nature or any place or land in or
on which a cinematograph or video exhibition is presented
to the public either gratuitously or for reward;
“Commission” means the Uganda Communications Commission
established under section 4;
“communications”
means
telecommunications,
data
communication,
radio
communications,
postal
communications and includes broadcasting;
“communications services” means services performed
consisting of the dissemination or interchange of audio,
visual or data content using postal, radio, or
telecommunications media, data communication, and
includes broadcasting;
“content” means any sound, text, still picture, moving picture or
other audiovisual representation, tactile representation or
any combination of the preceding which is capable of being
created, manipulated, stored, retrieved or communicated
electronically;
“currency point” has the value assigned to it in Schedule 1;
“data” means electronic representations of information in any
form;
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