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TELECOMMUNICATIONS I

Sector: Government • Location: Ethiopia

Source: World Bank Group

Project
Closed

The project consists of the installation of new and extension of existing automatic exchanges; extension of networks in the major cities; addition of toll lines and carrier telephone equipment between main centers of population and extension of telegraph, telex and radio services. A new central automatic exchange with a capacity of 10,000 automatic numbers will be installed in Addis Ababa. The ins

Status
Closed
Sector
Government
Location
Ethiopia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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

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2026-07-22

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The project consists of the installation of new and extension of existing automatic exchanges; extension of networks in the major cities; addition of toll lines and carrier telephone equipment between main centers of population and extension of telegraph, telex and radio services. A new central automatic exchange with a capacity of 10,000 automatic numbers will be installed in Addis Ababa. The installation of new automatic exchanges at Dessie, Nazareth, Massawa, Harrar, Assab and Jimma and the extension of the existing plant at Asmara will add another 3,200 lines, making a total of 13,200 lines of new automatic exchange equipment.

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Information and Communications Technologies

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Ethiopia

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World Bank Group

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Government

Article published date

2025-12-17

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