It will review and “consider the comments in adopting the directives” on issues including licensing, consumer rights and dispute resolution. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration wants to offer two new licenses and sell part of the state-controlled monopoly, Ethio Telecom, to help liberalize the economy and attract more foreign capital. Vodacom Group Ltd., MTN Group Ltd., Orange SA and Helios Towers have expressed interest in investing in Africa’s second-most populous nation of more than 100 million people. The issuance of licenses for operations including mobile-network services will be by auction, beauty contest or a hybrid. Ethiopia’s initial plans to issue licenses by March 2020 were delayed by elections, which the government later postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Ethiopian News April 28, 2020 09:00 UTC