WHEREAS, Communication Services serve an essential function in the economic and social development of the Country;

WHEREAS, the Government has decided to restructure the telecommunications market and introduce competition in the provision of telecommunications service in order to enhance the economic and social development of the Country;

WHEREAS, the establishment of an independent, transparent, and accountable Regulatory Authority is necessary to achieve the Government’s policy of restructuring the telecommunications market and introducing competition;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows.