State monopoly of telecommunications in Ethiopia: origins, debates, and the way forward

Téwodros W. Workneh

Review of African Political Economy, 2018, vol. 45, issue 158, 592-608

Abstract: A rare breed in the era of deregulation, Ethiopia’s state-controlled telecommunications sector has been a source of intense debate involving domestic and international stakeholders. Based on analysis of interviews, this essay explores the Ethiopian state’s rationales for state monopoly of telecommunications within a developmental-neopatrimonial state framework. Despite external and internal pressures to deregulate the sector, EPRDF considers state control of telecommunications as a model that fosters universal access/service and generates considerable revenue. Notwithstanding the Ethiopian government’s historically unwavering position, the article concludes by making a case for public-private partnership as a sustainable model for telecommunication operation in Ethiopia.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2018.1531390

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