Introduction
How is the communication system in Ethiopia? Here, Broadcast media include 10 public/state broadcasters; 9 public/state radio stations; 13 commercial FM radio stations; 18 commercial TV stations; 45 community radio stations; 5 community TV stations (2023). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Ethiopia
| Internet country code | .et |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 212,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 0.2 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 20.4 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 17% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Ethio telecom is the major provider, but no longer has a complete monopoly on all telecom services; a consortium led by Kenyan Safaricom launched service in October 2022; the World Bank in early 2021 provided a $200 million loan to help develop the country’s digital transformation, while the government has embarked on its 2020-2030 program as well as its Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, both aimed at making better use of digital technologies to promote socioeconomic development (2023) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line subscriptions less than 1 per 100 while mobile-cellular stands at a little over 54 per 100 people (2021) |
| International | Country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) (2016) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 862,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | (2022 est.) less than 1 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 69.123 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 56 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Ethiopia
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