Telecom giants MTN Uganda said in a statement on Sunday that connectivity and internet services to much of the East African region of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, have been impacted due to an undersea cable cut. This framework seeks to improve the current regulations governing the installation, maintenance, protection, and disposal of OFC network infrastructure in Uganda by setting minimum standards for deploying OFC infrastructure across the country. Uganda and other East African countries will experience slow Internet connections due to damage to several undersea fibre-optic cables. Sources from Airtel Uganda said.
Both cities have promised €100,000 for preparatory studies, though the relevant ministries of each country have refused to grant any funding. In 2008, a funding application was about to be approved by the, enabling countries to acquire between €500,000 and €800,000 of the additional funds required for a comprehensive survey. On 13 January 2009, newspaper reports suggested the application to the EU, through the programme, for comprehensive surveys had been denied. A.