Ethiotelecom

Telecommunications service was introduced in Ethiopia by Emperor Menelik II in 1894 during the beginning of the installation of telephone lines from Harar to Addis Ababa. Thereafter, the intercity network was extended in all other directions from the capital, and many of the important centers in the Empire were connected by landlines to facilitate long distance communication with the aid of help of intermediate operators acting as human verbal repeaters.

Establishment of Ethio telecom: Following the 5-year plan 2005/06-2009/10 and after focusing efforts on education, health and agriculture, the Ethiopian government decided to focus on improving services Telecommunications considers this a key lever in Ethiopia's development. Ethio telecom was born on November 29, 2010, from the ambition to support the solid development of our country.

As of August 26, 2020, Ethio telecom has planned to expand 842 new infrastructure in fiscal year 2020. This infrastructure is expected to help the company add 5.2 million new customers. In this financial year, the company has planned to achieve revenue of 55.5 billion dong, up 16% compared to the previous fiscal year. It also plans to increase the country's telecommunications density to 51.3%

Website: https://www.ethiotelecom.et/

Headquarter: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Subscriber: 66.2 billion