Ethiopia's sole telecom services provider Ethio Telecom has announced that it is cutting down tariff on internet and voice call services, starting tomorrow, August 27, 2020. Frehiwot Tamiru, Ethio Telecom's CEO, broke the news during a media briefing on the company's three-year strategy and 2020/21 plan.
Ms. Frehiwot said Ethio Telecom is discounting internet package tariff by 35 percent, and voice call package tariff by 29 percent. Furthermore, it is cutting down mobile voice and data service charges by 28 percent, while discounting unlimited premium voice service charge by 21 percent, unlimited data package by 21 percent, and unlimited premium voice and data package services by 20 percent.
On premium plus unlimited package service, Ethio Telecom is making a 16 percent discount, and 61 percent discount on satellite services.
Ethio Telecom is also making a 59 percent discount on its "Stay at Home Package" till the end of 2020, a 53 percent discount on its "Adey Abeba Package", the CEO said.
Ethio Telecom is the state-owned sole telecom services provider to Ethiopia's 110+ million people. The Ethiopian government has recently been collecting bids to license two additional telecom services providers.
Source: FBC
