Ethio Telecom
Sector: Broadband • Location: Ethiopia
Source: World Bank Group
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
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Broadband, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Ethiopia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | 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. |
Original sector | Information and communication technology (ICT) |
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Country | Ethiopia |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Broadband, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2024-06-06 |
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