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WCDMA-3G mobile phone service is available now!
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation is pleased to announce to its customers
that it has launched the provision of the state of the art prepaid WCDMA 3G mobile phone
service in Addis Ababa.
To get access to 3G WCDMA service a customer is required to buy a 3G WCDMA
mobile apparatus and WCDMA SIM card.
In addition to providing regular mobile phone services the 3G -WCDMA mobile
technology enables customers to:
• make video telephony or video call in areas within a network coverage.
• get email services as well as download picture, music, video and similar data by
browsing the internet.
• use a wider range of value added services.

The Corporation will launch Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and Voice Mail
Service (VMS) shortly.

The WCDMA network bandwidth supports bi-directional peak data rates from 144Kbs
up to 384 kbps.

Currently the 3G- WCDMA mobile network coverage is limited to fortynine areas of
Addis Ababa.

For internet access customers are required to configure their mobile apparatus’ access
point name to “etc.com”.

Customers can get access to the 3G- WCDMA service in the Corporation’s sales centers
as well as mega dealers.
For further information please visit the Corporation’s website!
Network coverage areas of the WCDMA-3G mobile phone service
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation has launched the provision of the state
of the art prepaid WCDMA-3G mobile phone service in most parts of Addis Ababa.
The WCDMA-3G network coverage areas of Addis Ababa are listed as follows:
BOLE, BOLE AIR PORT AREA, DABI BUILDING (SAY PASTRY AREA), BOLE
MICHAEL OLOMPIA, FLAMINGO, 5TH POLICE STATION, MESEKEL SQUARE,
RAILWAY STATION AREA, ALTA BUILDING (MEXICO AREA), AWRARIS
HOTEL, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCE, NYALA MOTOR AREA,FILWHA,ETC
HEAD OFFICE AREA, BLACK LION HOSPITAL AREA, YEKA, BEL AIR HOTEL
AREA, KEBENA, ARAT KILO, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COCA
MAZORIA AND ABNET AREA, RAS AMBA HOTEL AREA, GARAD BUILDING
AREA, TEKLE HAYMANOT LEYLA BUILDING AREA, CHIDTERA, MERKATO,
AMANUEL CHURCH AREA, ARADA, ENQULAL FABRICA OR RAS DESTA, ERI
BEKENTU, KELIFA BUILDING AREA, GOJAM BERENDA,ADDIS KETEMA,
MOTERA HOTEL AREA, MEDHANEALEM SCHOOL AREA,ENTOTO SCHOOL
AREA, GOTERA, GOFA, KALITI NILE INSURANCE AREA, ETC TRAINING
CENTER AREA, TESHALE GARAGE AREA, LAFTO HANA MARIAM, RAS BIRU
AREA, AFIRCAN UNION AREA,SARBET,ALEM BANK AREA.
In areas with no WCDMA network coverage and video call services, customers can use
regular voice call mobile services.
For further information please visit the Corporation’s website!
Service charge of WCDMA 3G service
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation has launched the provision of the state
of the art prepaid WCDMA-3G mobile phone service in most parts of Addis Ababa.
The 3G -WCDMA mobile network enables customers to get access to video telephony or
video call service, internet service and wider ranges of value added services in addition to regular
mobile services.
WCDMA-3G Voice & Video Call tariff
WCDMA-3G mobile internet service charge
Service Type Mode of service charge (Birr per Kilo
byte)
Mobile internet 0.01
• 15 % VAT will be added to all service charges.
• For further information please visit ETC’s website!
http://www.ethionet..et
Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation
Mode of service charge (Birr per minute)
Local call International call
Service Type Regular or
Peak hour
tariff
Off-Peak hour
tariff Djibouti Rest of the world
Voice call 0.72 0.30 7.72 10.72
Video call 2.70 2.70 28.95 32.16