Buvuma Island and twelve other villages are now part of the MTN family following the installation of base station sites to boost network availability. The other places that have received a boost are Namwendwa, Nawaikoke on Iganga Tororo road, Kilembe in Kasese, Ruhinda, Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale, Kimengo (Kafu – Masindi Rd.), Lolui island, Ruhama, Kuluva (before Arua), Loro in Apac, Kabwangasi in Mbale and Nankoma in Bugiri.