The government of Ethiopia was reportedly looking to hold an auction covering two new mobile licences by February 2021, moving the tender deadline by nearly a year from its original plan due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
In addition to the auction, Bloomberg cited the country’s Minister of Finance Eyob Tekalign Tolina as stating Ethiopia intended to sell a stake in state-owned Ethio Telecom within the same timeframe.
The country initially aimed to issue licences [1] to two new entrants in Q1 this year, but its plan was impacted by the pandemic.
By the middle of the year, a dozen companies including Orange, MTN Group, Saudi Telecom Company and Etisalathad expressed interest in acquiring a licence [2].
Orange was tipped to be in a strong position to secure a licence Bloomberg noted.
Ethio Telecom is currently the only operator in the market, with almost 45 million connections (excluding IoT) in Q2, figures from GSMA Intelligence showed.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/ethiopia-to-issue-new-mobile-licences-in-2020
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/orange-mtn-stc-among-12-vying-for-ethiopia-licences
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