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The '''Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA)''' is the part of the [[Government of Ethiopia|Ethiopian government]] which regulates the telecommunications and Postal sectors of [[Ethiopia]]. Its primary objective is to promote the development of high quality, efficient, reliable and affordable communications services in Ethiopia. It is also accountable to the Prime Minister; its current Director General is [[Engineer Balcha Reba]].
The '''Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA)''' is the part of the [[Government of Ethiopia|Ethiopian government]] which regulates the telecommunications and Postal sectors of [[Ethiopia]]. Its primary objective is to promote the development of high quality, efficient, reliable and affordable communications services in Ethiopia. It is also accountable to the Prime Minister; its current Director General is Engineer Balcha Reba.

== History ==
The introduction of telecommunication service in Ethiopia dated back during the reign of Emperor [[Menelik II]] in 1894. He introduced telephony while his cousin, [[Makonnen Wolde Mikael|Ras Mekonnen]] pioneered the first telephone after visiting Italy and returned to Ethiopia and established his company. In early 20th century, the company was under the control of the government and later brought to Ministry of Post and Communications. In 1952, the telecommunication service was separated from postal administration and was administered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. At the time, the service went under Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OIU4QU186D4C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ethiopian+Telecommunications+Service+(ETS)&q=Ethiopian+Telecommunications+Service+(ETS)&hl=en |title=Projects and Programmes, 1981-1990, Submitted to the U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries: Appendix II |date=1981 |publisher=UN |language=en}}</ref>

Under the [[Derg]] regime, ETC was split into two entities: Ethiopian Telecommunications Service (ETS) from October 1975 to February 1981 and the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority (ETA) on January 1981. Both The ETS as well as the ETA were responsible for telecommunication regulation and operation in Ethiopia. Under Council of Ministers regulation number 10/1996, ETA was replaced by ETC in which all of its rights has been transferred to ETC. There are 966 public service stations and exchanges across the country. By 2010, ETC has a target to reach telecom service to 15,000 rural [[Wards of Ethiopia|kebeles]]. The number of telecom access has been increased in rural kebeles from only 60 in 2004/05 to 8 676 in 2007/08.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.coursehero.com/file/133665575/TILAHUN-MINWUYELET-ID-NOGSE988713-ACCOUNTING-AND-AUDITING-INDIVIDUAL-ASSIGNMENTpdf/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.coursehero.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=WORKU MEKONNEN.pdf |url=http://repository.smuc.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/937/1/WORKU%20MEKONNEN.pdf}}</ref>

The number of cellular mobile broadband network access skyrocketed five times of 2004/5 by 2007/8, reaching 1,954,527. In 2005, ETC installed fiber optic backbone that spans 4,000 km in six radiating directions: from Addis Ababa, to [[Dire Dawa]], [[Djibouti City|Djibouti]], [[Dessie]]-[[Mekelle]], [[Bahir Dar]]-[[Nekemte]], [[Jimma]] and [[Hawassa]], delivering digital radio and television, internet and other multimedia services. In January 2005, ETC was transferred from narrowband to broadband with its first introduction of Internet, broadband [[Very-small-aperture terminal|VSAT]] and broadband multimedia infrastructure was viewed as major milestone over decade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiopia Telecommunication Corporation - Jimma |url=https://businessguide.ezega.com/Default.aspx?action=BussinessDetail&pid=765400&bid=466980&cityid=281865 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=businessguide.ezega.com |language=US-EN}}</ref> The current Director General of ETC is Balcha Reba since September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION |url=https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market/Documents/Events2021/Balcha-Reba_Bio-and-picture.pdf}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:55, 4 January 2024

Ethiopian Communications Authority
የኢትዮጵያ ኮምኒኬሽን ኤጀንሲ
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1981; 43 years ago (January 1981)
JurisdictionEthiopian government
HeadquartersBole district, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employees200–500[1]
Agency executive
  • Balcha Reba, Director General
Websiteeca.et

The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) is the part of the Ethiopian government which regulates the telecommunications and Postal sectors of Ethiopia. Its primary objective is to promote the development of high quality, efficient, reliable and affordable communications services in Ethiopia. It is also accountable to the Prime Minister; its current Director General is Engineer Balcha Reba.

History

The introduction of telecommunication service in Ethiopia dated back during the reign of Emperor Menelik II in 1894. He introduced telephony while his cousin, Ras Mekonnen pioneered the first telephone after visiting Italy and returned to Ethiopia and established his company. In early 20th century, the company was under the control of the government and later brought to Ministry of Post and Communications. In 1952, the telecommunication service was separated from postal administration and was administered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. At the time, the service went under Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC).[2]

Under the Derg regime, ETC was split into two entities: Ethiopian Telecommunications Service (ETS) from October 1975 to February 1981 and the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority (ETA) on January 1981. Both The ETS as well as the ETA were responsible for telecommunication regulation and operation in Ethiopia. Under Council of Ministers regulation number 10/1996, ETA was replaced by ETC in which all of its rights has been transferred to ETC. There are 966 public service stations and exchanges across the country. By 2010, ETC has a target to reach telecom service to 15,000 rural kebeles. The number of telecom access has been increased in rural kebeles from only 60 in 2004/05 to 8 676 in 2007/08.[3][4]

The number of cellular mobile broadband network access skyrocketed five times of 2004/5 by 2007/8, reaching 1,954,527. In 2005, ETC installed fiber optic backbone that spans 4,000 km in six radiating directions: from Addis Ababa, to Dire Dawa, Djibouti, Dessie-Mekelle, Bahir Dar-Nekemte, Jimma and Hawassa, delivering digital radio and television, internet and other multimedia services. In January 2005, ETC was transferred from narrowband to broadband with its first introduction of Internet, broadband VSAT and broadband multimedia infrastructure was viewed as major milestone over decade.[5] The current Director General of ETC is Balcha Reba since September 2019.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopian Communications Authority Overview". SignalHire. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ Projects and Programmes, 1981-1990, Submitted to the U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries: Appendix II. UN. 1981.
  3. ^ www.coursehero.com https://www.coursehero.com/file/133665575/TILAHUN-MINWUYELET-ID-NOGSE988713-ACCOUNTING-AND-AUDITING-INDIVIDUAL-ASSIGNMENTpdf/. Retrieved 2024-01-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "WORKU MEKONNEN.pdf" (PDF). 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia Telecommunication Corporation - Jimma". businessguide.ezega.com (in US-EN). Retrieved 2024-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION" (PDF). 4 January 2024.


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