AudienceScapes Field Blog KEY COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT
WEBSITES Uganda Communication Profile Mobile Communications:
Uganda has seen exponential growth in access and use to mobile
phones in recent years. Bolstering this growth has been low cost
introductory rates and the introduction of new competition.
Internet: Limited telecommunications and electrical
infrastructure has kept the cost of home internet access high
and unaffordable to even some of the most affluent Ugandans.
Radio: Uganda's mostly rural population relies heavily on radio
to stay informed through regional and community stations, as
well as to communicate with each other via talk shows and other
formats. Television: Poverty, a lack of quality reception
outside of urban centers and a limited electrical grid inhibit
use and reach of TV outside the cities. Newspaper: Urban
residents are more than twice as likely to be weekly newspaper
readers than rural residents. However, three-quarters of the
readership of the top four newspapers reside in r