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Ethio-Telecom Limits Evdo Internet Access

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Ethio-Telecom stopped making unlimited EVDO Internet access available to customers on Friday, April 1, 2011. The announcement of the revised packages and new products was made on Wednesday, March 30, by the service provider at a press conference held by Abdurahim Ahmed, manager of external communications, and Jean Michel Latute, CEO, both from Ethio-Telecom. The new EVDO packaging and pricing system does away with the former unlimited service p... (more)

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Ethiopia outsources telecom management to France Telecom

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Ethiopia signed an agreement late on Thursday to outsource the management of its sole telecoms provider to France Telecom (FTE.PA: Quote) as it seeks to improve coverage and service. The agreement marks the first foray by a foreign company into Ethiopia's state-owned telecoms industry, which remains one of Africa's few remaining government monopolies in the sector. The management of Ethio Telecom will be taken over by the France Telecom for two years, in a deal worth 30 million euros ($39.57 millio... (more)

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France Telecom to Manage Ethiopian Phone Network

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France Telecom has signed a two-year contract to take over the management of Ethiopia's state-owned monopoly telecoms network, the recently rebranded Ethio Telecom. Depending on meeting performance standards, France Telecom will earn up to EUR 30 million (US$40 million) for the two-year contract. Accounting systems will be modernized and new services introduced, Ethio Telecom chief executive officer Jean-Michel Latute said. (more)

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Internet Users in Ethiopia

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The Number of Internet Users Will Jump To 12 Million, but Internet Subscribers Will Still Be Low at 1.4 Million at The End Of 2014 In Ethiopia Ethiopia has the lowest overall teledensity in Africa. The population is approaching 90 million, but there are less than 1 million fixed lines in service, [...] (more)

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ቴሌ ማኔጅመንቱን ለውጭ አገር ኩባንያ ሊሰጥ ነው

published 833 days, 9 hours, 21 minutes ago posted by

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- ፍራንስ ቴሌኮም ተቀባይነት አግኝቷል የኢትዮጵያ ቴሌኮሙኒኬሽን ኮርፖሬሽን ወደ ዘመናዊ ደረጃ ለማሳደግ ማኔጅመንቱን ለውጭ የቴሌኮም ኩባንያዎች ለመስጠት ባወጣው ጨረታ ከቀረቡት ተወዳዳሪዎች መካከል ቴሌኮም ፍራንስ ተቀባይነት ማግኘቱ ታወቀ፡፡ (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreporter.com tags: business, ETC, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, ethiopian telecommunication, news about ethiopia

Somalia is outpacing Ethiopia in mobile phone access

published 917 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes ago posted by

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Economist reports how “once the toys of rich yuppies, mobile phones have evolved in a few short years to become tools of economic empowerment for the world’s poorest people. These phones compensate for inadequate infrastructure, such as bad roads and slow postal services, allowing information to move more freely, making markets more efficient and unleashing [...] (more)

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Total Telecom - BSNL eyes Ethiopian Telecom

published 950 days, 12 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has expressed an interest in running Ethiopian Telecommunications' networks and operations on a revenue-sharing basis after the Ethiopian government invited requests for interest, the Economic Times reported on its Web site Thursday, citing unnamed sources close to the development. (more)

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Ethiopia the last country in Africa with a Telecommunications monopoly

published 959 days, 23 hours, 1 minute ago posted by

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Ethiopia is the last country in Africa allowing its national telco, ETC a monopoly on all telecom services including fixed, mobile, Internet and data communications. This monopolistic control has stifled innovation and retarded expansion. The government tries to encourage foreign investment in a broad range of industries by allowing foreigners up to 100% equity ownership. However, there is no official schedule for the privatisation of the national carrier and the introduction of competition, but once thi... (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: ETC, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Telecommunications

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