Ethiopia’s state monopoly telecommunication service provider, Ethio Telcom, has earned 16.71 billion birr revenue ($593 million at the current exchange rate) in the first six months of Ethiopia’s fiscal year started July 8, 2018. The contribution of international telecom service to the overall income was only 5.5%, according to the report. The total number of mobile data internet users in Ethiopia has reached 19.49 million, says the state monopoly Ethio Telecom. The total number of telecom service subscribers in Ethiopia has also reached 41.1 million, according to the report. The report also indicated that the total telecom coverage in Ethiopia has reached 43%.

Source: News Business Ethiopia February 04, 2019 09:37 UTC