MAP > Internet Providers in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is among the last countries in Africa to be able to allow the national Telco the monopoly on all the telecom services including the fixed, the mobile internet as well as the data communications. For very many years, the Ethio Telecom’s monopolistic control have stifled innovation, well-restricted network growth and the limited scope of services on offer. However, the management contract with the Orange Group improved the company’s performance, though there have remained weaknesses in the quality of services. This contract was considered to be the first step towards the sector privatization and introduction of the competition, and despite government for very many years rejecting the call to develop along these lines, giving reasons for the need for very high profits from company to be able to subsidize the unrelated projects, there has been a shift in the mid-2018 with the plans to be able to sell the stake in the telco as part of the wider economic freedom.

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