It's either Ethio or Safaricom for now

Services launched in the country's capital, Addis Abada

Ethio is state-owned, but open to private investment

Will the market welcome a third player soon?

Forms part of government's plans to open up the economy

Facebook, Messenger, TikTok, and Telegram among the effected

Follows the recent entrance of Safaricom into the market

Alleges Safaricom damaged its telecoms infrastructure

Opens up bidding process to international investors

Safaricom Ethiopia switches on mobile services in 11 cities

State-owned telco says new facility was built in under three months

The government-backed telecoms company said incoming telecom operators should either rent the infrastructure it has built - or build their own

And considers increasing subsidies on non-Chinese telecoms products