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Ethio Telecom

Sector: Broadband • Location: Ethiopia

Source: World Bank Group

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In December 2010, France Telecom entered into a two-year agreement to manage Ethiopia’s state-owned monopoly telecoms network, Ethio Telecom.

The project was awarded by direct negotiation. Depending on performance standard, France Telecom was to earn $40 million (€30 million) for the contract.

The state-owned monopoly had an estimated 3.85 million subscribers at the end of June 2010, which equat

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Prospective
Sector
Broadband, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Ethiopia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Ethio Telecom” is an infrastructure initiative in the Broadband sector, located in Ethiopia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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In December 2010, France Telecom entered into a two-year agreement to manage Ethiopia’s state-owned monopoly telecoms network, Ethio Telecom. The project was awarded by direct negotiation. Depending on performance standard, France Telecom was to earn $40 million (€30 million) for the contract. The state-owned monopoly had an estimated 3.85 million subscribers at the end of June 2010, which equated to a population penetration level of just 2.9%. As of the end 2012, there were over 21 million subscribers in Ethiopia. N.B. Check number of subscribers in 2010. According to Wireless Intelligence, the number should be 8.6 million.

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Information and communication technology (ICT)

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Ethiopia

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Broadband, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)

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2024-05-25

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