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Ethiopian govt may reconsider telecoms licence sale if offers too low

Thursday 4 March 2021 | 09:39 CET | News
Ethiopia has a set amount that it expects to receive from the part-privatisation of the country's telecommunications industry, and could scrap the process if bidders do not meet the target, Bloomberg reported. Three independent teams have calculated the value of two new licences for competitors to state monopoly Ethio Telecom, Eyob Tekalign, the state minister responsible for the privatisation, told a media briefing.

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Categories: General
Companies: Ethio Telecom
Countries: Ethiopia
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