ott social media tax – TECH POINT MAGAZINE https://techpointmag.com -Beyond Technology- Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.12 https://techpointmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-tech-point-logo@2x-3-32x32.png ott social media tax – TECH POINT MAGAZINE https://techpointmag.com 32 32 141627558 OTT tax can now be valid for 24hrs at the same rate of UGX 200 in Uganda https://techpointmag.com/ott-tax-now-valid-24hrs-uganda/ Sun, 04 Nov 2018 21:02:16 +0000 https://techpointmag.com/?p=5614 Over the top (OTT) tax was introduced in July amidst a public protest on the state of social media usage in Uganda. As much as OTT Tax was initially unveiled with a 12-hour validity period, Telecoms have now revised this period to 24hours.

Although MTN is the first telecom to embrace the 24hrs OTT Plan. We are yet to See more telcos joining the league of prolonged OTT tax plans. However, the new 24hrs plan applies to only 1-day purchases where you only spend UGX 200 and not extended to the 7-day and monthly plans.

Subscribing to the new 24hrs OTT tax

Just like the old mechanism required you to have a stable mobile money balance before opting for an OTT payment. To access the new 24hrs validity, you’ll need to have 200/= or more to approve a UGX 200 payment to URA. More so, no rocket science is needed in this process and all you need is to dial *185#, select buy bundles/airtime to access the OTT option or read our telecoms overlook here. Nonetheless, what do you think of the newly revised OTT tax?

 

]]> 5614 Official: Social media taxes to take immediate effect on 1st July as Telecom companies join hands https://techpointmag.com/social-media-taxes-in-uganda-immediate-effect/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:13:04 +0000 https://techpointmag.com/?p=4716 Social media taxes in Uganda are one of a kind and very unavoidable according to a statement by MTN in its FAQs. As Parliament previously approved the said social media taxes, Telecom companies have today backed the idea by releasing the official payment methods to be used when paying social media tax.

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The public notice issued by telecom companies about social media taxes

OTT Services explained as Over the top services are platforms that allow you to interact remotely without using the official Telecom sim cards for example with VOIP (Voice over IP) or Video chatting and conferencing. The following methods are some of those you can use to pay OTT tax a.k.a Social media taxes quickly.

  • MTN Mobile money (*165*2*8#)
  • Airtel Money (*185*2*5#)
  • Africell Money (*144*2*5#)

Africell customers can also pay social media taxes using MTN mobile.oney and Airtel money at no extra charge as the statement appeared in a public notice. However, you can also use Africell EVC via *133*6# to pay the taxes as other Telecom companies also draft new payment methods which can be paid for the following periodic stated packages.

  • Daily (Ushs 200)
  • Weekly (Ushs 1,400)
  • Monthly (Ushs 6,000)

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“Social media taxes in Uganda are one of a kind and very unavoidable” according to a statement by MTN in its FAQs. As everyone will now opt to run to VPNs telecom companies have claimed that the new social media tax can’t be dodged but instead be paid in time as it will expire daily at 11.59PM.

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