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FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZET A
OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ElHIOPIA

V'h"'~ 'J0It.}- cft'l'C } 3111Year No.6

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"'1l&6Ii]. CONTENTS

~1-o ck'l'C I/Iiifitii ~'9'"' Council of Ministers Regulations No. 10/1996

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f"7.tit:t-C'T 9'"hC o.:t- ~111 .,~ Ifitl ment Council of Ministers Regulations Page 282

f"7.tit:t-C'T 9'"hC 0."" 1.1-0 ck'l'C II Iiifitii COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATIONS No. 10/1996
fho :t-r-k.f i; t\.f100-~h. 7i1J1C7' l'..7i11 I\~*tt COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATIONS TO
flDlI) fOIl ~it:t-C'T 9'"hC o.:t- 1.1-0 PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
ETHIOPIAN TELECOMMUNICATION
CORPORATION
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f1.11f~TlIl\.h "itL~"7. ""'I\:t-1 P'~1I)1li +..,tlC l\oulD"" These Regulations are issued by the Council of Ministers
(llDlI)lD- "'P~ ck'l'C !!/Iiifit~ "'+~ ~ 'hli (lou1"'P':t- pursuant to Article 5 of the Definition of Powers and
f~O"/:t- J'."C~-fT "tp~ ck'l'C ti~/Iiifit!! (l"'+~ i!J~/ilvl Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic
ODIPI.:t-"tJ1 1.111 "lD-'I':t~ II
Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 4/1995 and Article
47(1) (a) of the Public Enterprises Proclamation No. 25/
lit "6f!-C ClJit 1992.
"tJ ~ 111 "ftt. :t-f-k 1 i;t\.f100-th. 7i1 f1C7'l'..7i1 1. Short Title
0"/**"7.1 f"7.tit:t-C'T 9'"hc o.:t- 1.111 ck'l'C I/Iiifitii" These Regulations may be cited as the' 'Ethiopian
+-of\o I\.m+it "TI\~ II Telecommunication Corporation Establishment Coun-
cil of Ministers Regulations No. 10/1996."
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2. Establishment
li' ftt. :t-f-k 1 i;t\.f100-th. 7i1 f1C7' l'..7i1 (htltJ 0:\1\ 1. The Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation
"f1C7"l'..7i)." 'hf+tll\ f"7.mt.) fou1"'P':t- f~O"/:t- (hereinafter "the Corporation") is hereby es-
J'."c~:t- If'i OtltJ 1.111 +*cko.t.~ 81 tablished as a public enterprise.
g. f1C7'l'..7i). OOU1"'P':t- f~O"/:t- J'."C~-fT
"'P~ ck'l'C 2. The Corporation shall be governed by the public
ti~/!iifit!! OUIPI.:t-"+~1.t.~ II Enterprises Proclamation No.25/1992.

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~. .,.4\tlJtlJt 111\P'AtlJ1 3. Supervising Authority

0001..,1"''''' f"7.(af9" ht}A f\'1C7"~ 7i.,. +4\tlJtlJt 111\P'AtlJ1 A body to be designated by the Government shall be the
"IfIiA 81 supervising authority of the Corporation.
g. CPIiOOP'tl 0."" 4. Head Office
f\'1C7"~ 7i.,. CPIi OOP'tl 0."" Oh.llil hOl1 Iftj :"C161ij.~ The Corporation shall have its head office in Addis Ababa
OOP'tl o."'r ~11.hi\4.,"1.~i: O"7IiTtD-9" P'~to lLtjltD- and may have branch offices elsewhere as may be
II necessary .
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5. Purposes

\'1C7"I..7i.,. f.,.**OOl1TtD- q""79'r. f"7.h.,.tt-"" IiTtD- ; The purposes for which the Corporation is established are:
Ii' foo1"'P'''''1 fA"7"" 7"lLl1.1i :"1:"7.1 ..,.\1-l"" OOlPl"" 1) to engage, in accordance with development policies
O"71:l.., f-l:I\.\'100-~h.
7i1 h1A..,f\o"'r1 "7**9" f and priorities of the Government, in the construction,
"7t}'t1: . oom111i"7il4.4...,. ; operation, maintenance and expansion of telecom-
fV1C tD-il1'1i ql\9" h"'~ f-l:I\.G:1 t f-l:I\.tJil . f-l:I\. munication services;
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4.tJil ~Ii I\.f\or f\'100-~h. 7i1 h1A..,f\o"'r1 OOilm"" 2) to provide domestic and international telephone,
1:' f-l:I\.1i.~1 "f~..,to'fOr1 .,..,.11f\o "7il"'''1\~1 ~9"~ telex, telefax and other communication services;
O"'''''i:l fh.1t::C""L7i1 -I:tJlj'f\o:( f"7.(am- f\'100-~h. 7i1 3) to provide communication services using integrated
h1A..,f\o"'r1 OOilm""; infQrmation technology, including re-broadcasting
g' f-l:I\.\'100-~h. 7i11i "'''''7:l- oo..,tl9'r1 oom11' OO1tIJ of television broadcasts;
m9"1i "79"l"" ;
4) to repair, assemble and manufacture telecom-
~. 1\-I:I\.\'100-~h. 7i1 111\OO-I9'r f I'" Amli h 1 A.., f\o""
munication equipment and ancillaries;
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i' q""7tD-1 h..,11 1\"71: l il f"7.l~ I\.f\or "'''''7:l-flf.,. 5) to render training services to telecommunication per-
sonnel;
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6) to engage in other related activities necessary for the
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attainment of its purposes.
I\\'1C7"~7i.,. f.,.4.,.,.1.I\"" t}1::J'A 11C{in.lLM !lfC'[ "7.lLf'1
(all ?,il"" "7.lLf'1 6. Capital
lifT if.u ~fC'~ (h11: n.lLM hto"" 00'"
Um~ 00'" (a"711 if.u h9"il"" 00'" (all il9"1"" 11C) l1.1f1 The authorized capital of the Corporation is Birr
1,473,980,578 (one billion four hundred seventy three
htlU tD-il1' 11C !!lit "7.lLf'1 gnll i'tu ~fC'~ (hto"" 00'"
million nine hundred eighty thousand and five hundred
l1"711 "7.lLM hto"" 00'" '19"'" um~ i'tu h9"il"" 00'" (all seventy eight Birr) of which Birr 480,459,578 (four
81
laM"" 11C) 01'~ 11U111i Oq.e.~"" "'h~!lA hundred eighty million four hundred fifty nine thousand
~. ~".c. ~..,. and five hundred seventy eight Birr) is paid up in cash and
o~.&;+ml"= h,,1f19"11 in kind.
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7. Liability
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The Corporation shall not be liable beyond its total assets.
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8. Duration
II. f 0011""'1' ..,I..:J' 00"''' I\~ The Corporation is established for an indefinite duration.
OhCP:l- <k1'C (ifC!}liIIllf~~ OOlPl"" ".,..&;1.C f~OltD-
f.,. 1:'fOtD- fh.""f'*' -I:I\.\'100-~h.7i1 111\P'AtlJ1 oo11""1i I 9. Transfer of Rights and Obligations
The rights and obligations of the former Ethiopian
"'1..:J'sPr OtlU 1.111 I\ltC7"~ 7i.,. .,."A4.,CPAII
Telecommunication Authority operated under
I. 1.10- f"7.RIiO"" 1.H. Proclamation No. 131/1952 are hereby transferred to the
:l9"~ Corporation.
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fRIi "IfIiAII 10. Effective Date
h.llla hOl1 "I'&;cIII .,.1 Illfitil q.9". These Regulations shall come into force on the date of
their publication in the Federal Negarit Gazeta.
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Done at Addis Ababa, this 28th day of November, 1996
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PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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BERHANENA SELAM PRINTING ENTERPRISE