The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has begun the process to identify and licence the country’s third telecommunications service operator. According to the regulator the process is part of the government’s plan to liberalise the country’s telecommunications market through the introduction of competition and private sector participation. ECA Director General Balcha Reba said: “This is a...
The Director General of the Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) said that the ECA plans to put out an expression of interest for a third telecom provider at the beginning of February 2023. This comes after the authority called for stakeholder engagement on November 16, 2022, for the third telecoms operating license. ECA has now started...
September 28th, 2021, Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) published today a Request For Proposals (RFP) for its second new full‐service telecommunications license in Ethiopia, inviting both international and national telecommunications companies to take part in the sealed bidding process. Marking the next phase of the widely heralded liberalization of Ethiopia’s telecoms market, the...
The Communications Authority of Ethiopia (ECA) said on Wednesday February 17 on its social media that it has yet to shortlist any company for the two mobile phone licenses put up for sale. His reaction follows statements from Michael Joseph, CEO of mobile operator Safaricom, who, in an interview with businessdailyafrica.com , indicates that “ there are about...
The Ethiopian Communications Authority has issued three additional directives for stakeholder consultation, the: (1) SIM Card Registration Directive, (2) Lawful Tariffs Directive, and (3) Competition Directive. The deadline for submission of comments on these directives will be September 15, 2020. Stakeholder comments may be addressed to the Authority via e-mail at consultation@eca-ethiopia.com, and preferably, as attachments in both...
