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Ethiopia Drafting Law to Regulate Internet, Radio and TV

Ethiopia is preparing a draft law to regulate Internet, radio and TV. The draft is being prepared by a steering committee constituting the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority, Ethiopian Ministry of Communications & Information Technology and Information Network Security Agency. The Ethiopia Radio & Television Agency is also participating in the drafting process of the new law.

The draft bill is expected to be finalized and forwarded to the Council of Ministers before the end of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year, according to Leul Gebru, deputy director general of Ethiopian Broadcast Authority.

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LG Ethiopia Launched Mobile After-sales Service Center

LG Electronics and Metro PLC launched a mobile after-sales service center in Ethiopia through the “Care and Delight” bus on Wednesday March 27, 2013. The two companies has invested 2 million birr on the Mobile repair center.

“LG has always placed customer satisfaction at the core of its initiatives,” stated Riyadh Yusuf, Marketing Manager of Metro Plc, speaking at the launching ceremony.

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New Draft Directive for Placing & Keeping Goods at Dry Ports

The Ministry of Transport and the Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority are working on a directive with provisions for cutting container lease costs and the repossession of cargo left at dry ports for a certain period of time. Add a comment Add a comment

ESLSE to Introduce SMS Notification Service for Importers

The Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprises has installed a new automated notification software that will help to notify customers of the arrival of goods at the dry port, via text message. The software, called CTTS, will automatically send a text message to customers after registering the arrival of the shipments into the ESLSE system. Add a comment Add a comment

Electric Powered Taxi Pilot Project Launched

Federal Environment Protection Authority of Ethiopia and dVentus Technologies launched on Friday March 29, 2013 the first electric powered taxi pilot project.

It is sated that each of the taxis that are manufactured in the US has six batteries installed inside them which enable them to be driven over 50 kilo meters after only being charged once. Add a comment Add a comment