2. Communication technology status

Figure 6: The Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation s sources of revenue

ETC revenues by source 

(thousand Birr)

Mobile, 

1,000,000

Data and 

Local and 

800,000

Internet

20%

long 

600,000

distance 

400,000

domestic 

calls

200,000

44%

0

Int l calls

2000

2001

2002

36%

Data and

27,900

42,200

61,200

Internet

Mobile

68,000

104,600

108,000

International

293,400

313,000

302,000

ETC revenues 2000/2001 

(fiscal year ending 

Domestic

269,500

318,200

362,000

8  July): 802 million Birr (US$ 93.8 million)

Note: Figures are for fiscal year ending 8 July. Figures for 2002 are projections. One million Birr =

USD 116 822.

Source: ETC.

1

Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation.

2

Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation.

3

However for the use of radio frequencies a licence had to be granted by the Licensing and Standard Division

of the former ETC. The same division also approved fax machines imported by users.

4

Proclamation No. 49/1996 to provide for the regulation of telecommunications. Online at

www.telecom.net.et/~eta.

5

For the roll out target see Annex 1 of the License conditions for the provision of public switched

telecommunication service, ETA, 2002.

6

See section 1  Country background .

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