It appears that this is not the first time that Ethio Telecom has considered acquiring its own communications satellite. The former management of Ethio Telecom suspended the plan,” the Ethio Telecom official told The Reporter. The INSA communications satellite ultimately did not transpire, and now Ethio Telecom officials and executives believe that the timing is right to go ahead with another communications satellite acquisition proposal. We will work on the strategy and present it to the government for approval,” the Ethio Telecom official said. According to The Reporter, Ethio Telecom spends at least U.S.$12 million a year leasing commercial satellite communications, and this sum does not include money spent by Ethiopian media, military, business, and other government departments on satellite communications.

Source: Ethiopian News January 07, 2019 06:00 UTC