Safaricom in fight for elusive Ethiopian full service licence
Communications Towers at the top of Entoto hill, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The country has barred new entrants from investing in telecoms infrastructure such as base stations and towers. PHOTO | FILE
Twelve multinational telecom giants will soon find out which among them wins one of two new full-service telecommunication licences to operate in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian government is expected to request for proposals before the end of November. The Ethiopia Communications Authority (ECA) has completed the evaluation of expressions of interest submitted in June by the 12 companies.
