Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the two telecom operator license the government is set to issue for foreign telecom companies in the coming months does not include mobile money service.
Following the launching of Expression of Interest process for the issuance of two new full-service telecommunication licenses in Ethiopia, 12 major telecom operators have shown interest.
The Government of Ethiopia, which has been on the process of privatizing telecom and opening the sector for competition, has said there will be only three competing telecom operators in the country.
Ethiopian parliament on Thursday approves “Communications Service Proclamation”, which officiates the liberalization of Ethiopia’s long-awaited telecom sector and allowing the establishment of a new telecom regulatory authority.
The recent announcement of the Ethiopian government to sell share of the state monopoly Ethio Telecom includes liberalization of the sector, says Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
