New regulation forces Ethio telecom and Safaricom to contribute 1.5% of revenue to the Universal Access Fund. Can 2.5 billion Birr yearly bridge Ethiopia’s digital divide?

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2026 (ENA) –Ethio telecom has officially launched teleStream, a cutting-edge internet-based streaming platform poised to revolutionize Ethiopia’s media and entertainment ...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopian state-owned telecoms firm Ethio Telecom recorded half-year revenue of 61.9 billion birr ($491.57 million), up more than 40% on the same period a year earlier, ...

State-owned Ethio Telecom announced on Friday it held discussions with Italian firm Ascot Energy with the goal of integrating green energy technologies into the telco’s national digital infrastructure ...

Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru told a press conference in late July that the telecoms company’s revenues had grown significantly, in large part due to network expansion and a 5.8% increase in its ...

Last December, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a “homegrown” economic reform blueprint to further the ambitious initiative of making Ethiopia a middle-income country by 2025 and an “African Icon of ...

Ethiopia's sole mobile operator, Ethio Telecom, launched a mobile phone-based financial service on Tuesday, seeking to boost growth by offering cashless transactions. Adds user targets, PM's comments ...

Ethio Telecom expects 45% jump in full-year revenue, says CEO Ethio Telecom expects full-year revenue to jump by 45.5% in the year to June 2026, driven by increased customer numbers and higher data ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ethiopian state-owned telecoms company Ethio Telecom on Tuesday posted a 14% rise in half-year profit helped by growth in its mobile phone-based financial service ...

The Ethiopian government is using foreign technology to bolster its widespread telecom surveillance of opposition activists and journalists both in Ethiopia and abroad, Human Rights Watch said in a ...