International Airtime Top-Up (IAT)

International Airtime Top Up

Recharge your loved ones’ prepaid mobile account from abroad.

You can easily recharge prepaid mobile account of your loved ones in Ethiopia using our International Top-Up service. Just visit our partners’ websites listed below, directly send airtime from any corner of the world.

Gifts for airtime top up

Received (Br.) Gift (Airtime)
99-999
50%
Above 1000
100%

Terms & Conditions

  • To get the holiday incentive receivers shall get airtime top-up or package value ≥99 Birr
  • Bonuses are only for local consumption. Customers cannot use the bonus for international services, outbound roaming usage, and off-net calls.
  • Bonuses are Valid for 7 days.
  • The airtime top up only provided for prepaid and hybrid (with default prepaid account) mobile users. Based on the amount they receive airtime and package value; they are eligible to get 100% airtime with weekly package bonus.
  • Postpaid customers and hybrid customers with default postpaid accounts, only get data package bonus while receiving IAT packages. However, they shall not get the 100% airtime bonus.  
  • Bonuses received cannot be transferred to another user.
  • Bonuses received cannot be used to purchase any package offers.
  • The bonus received cannot be used to call or send SMS to short numbers.

Data package incentives shall not apply to those who have unlimited package

IAT Voice packages

Package in MinutesValidityPrice
220Weekly49 Birr
500 99 Birr
1,200Monthly199 Birr
3,100 499Birr

IAT Data Packages

Package in GBValidityPrice
1 GB 48 Birr
2 GBWeekly84 Birr
2 GBMonthly85 Birr
4 GB 149 Birr
10 GB 322 Birr

IAT Voice + Data packages

IAT voice +Data package  ValidityPrice
VoiceDataSMS  
105 Min.500 MB20Weekly50 Birr
210 Min.1 GB30 100 Birr
305 Min.3 GB40 200 Birr
705 Min.4 GB75Monthly300 Birr
1550 Min.6 GB100 500 Birr
3000 Min.20 GB150 999 Birr

Unlimited Premium package

IAT voice +Data package   ValidityPrice
VoiceDataSMSInternational voice & SMS  
XUnlimitedUnlimitedXWeekly 255 Birr
XUnlimitedXXMonthly849 Birr
UnlimitedXXX 850 Birr
UnlimitedUnlimitedXX 1500 Birr
UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited100Min&50 SMS 2330 Birr

Quarterly Packages

Packages  ValidityPrice
VoiceDataSMS  
555 Min.Unlimited150Quarterly2620 Birr
Unlimited12 GB150 3470 Birr
UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited 4130 Birr

IAT Yearly Packages

Packages  ValidityPrice
MinDataSMS  
XUnlimitedUnlimitedYearly5994 Birr
UnlimitedXUnlimited 5995 Birr
UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited 10,200

  • All prepaid, postpaid and hybrid mobile users shall be eligible to receive IAT package.
  • Suspended mobile number can receive and be released from the suspension state while they receive the package gift.
  • The validity period for each package will be the relative date (i.e. validity period will start counting from the date/hour/second of the package received)
  • M2M, fixed line numbers and short codes cannot receive the IAT package offers
  • Customers can receive the SMS, data and voice package at any time, the benefit is released upon purchase and the customers can use it only within the validity period.
  • IAT packages shall not be transferred to others.
  • usage priority to packages that have the shortest validity period.
  • All existing rules of package offers will be applicable for the package purchases via the IAT platform

Our International Airtime TOP-UP POS & Digital Partners

Country Retailer Name Web Address
UAE NTPayments www.ntpayments.com
UAE ManGO Wallet mangokiosk.com
UAE Gulfbox www.gulfbox.ae
UAE Upay upay.ae
UAE Al Ansari Exchange www.alansariexchange.com
Italy Sisalpay www.sisalpay.it
Spain Disashop www.disashop.com
USA Bossrevolution www.bossrevolution.com
UK Poundland www.poundland.co.uk
Kuwai ENET www.e.net.kw
South Africa Kazang www.kazang.com
Digital Retailers
Retailer Name Web Address
Senditoo www.senditoo.com
Rebtel www.rebtel.com
WorldRemit www.worldremit.com
MobileRecharge https://MobileRecharge.com/s/Ethiopia
Recharge www.recharge.com
PrepaidUnion www.prepaidunion.com
Utransto www.utransto.com
SiftMobile www.siftmobile.io
beCharge www.becharge.com
DentWireless www.dentwireless.com
Orange Top Up www.topup.orange.com
VIP www.joinvip.com
Bookeey www.bookeey.com
Prepay nation www.prepaynation.com
Ding https://www.ding.com/countries/africa/ethiopia/top-up-ethio-telecom
POS Retailers

Telecom Service Bill Payment from abroad

Pay Telecom Service Bill from Abroad via International Airtime Top Up

Are you thinking of settling your loved ones’ telecom service monthly bills in Ethiopia just from wherever you currently are?

Postpaid telecom bill payment

It is so straightforward! Just tell them to visit http://www.remit.et/ and send the amount you want to pay as a bill settlement for your postpaid telecom service monthly bill (Broadband internet, Fixed Line and Postpaid Mobile services).

International Airtime Top-Up/IAT/ Distribution Partnership Requirements

The partnership intends to provide service to Ethiopians anywhere to stay connected to their families and friends in an easy and fast International Airtime Top-Up service.   

Ethio telecom is pleased to invite companies engaged in International Top Up service to partner with us in providing Top-Up service to the Ethiopian community residing abroad. As part of the Ethio telecom digitalization strategy of distribution channel, International Airtime Top-Up service is among the key business priorities. We are embarking on this to enable Ethiopians living abroad to recharge the mobile accounts of families and friends in Ethiopia. 

The service aims at helping the Ethiopian community abroad to buy local airtime used to top-up friends and family’s mobile phones in Ethiopia. Through this partnership, we intend to provide service to Ethiopian’s throughout the world. Ethio telecom International Airtime Top Up partnership requirements:

  • Legal business license specific to IAT to run the business in the country of establishment
  • Have proven experience for availing the related IAT business in other countries/operators (at least three reference letters)
  • Detailed company profile (establishment, experience, past performance)
  • Global reach across continents, number of connected operators, IAT service partners & retailer network. And a list of countries that use a partner’s platform.
  • Local partner responsible for the operations within Ethiopia and with Ethio telecom should provide partnership agreement and letter of authorization to deal on behalf of the International Top-Up service partner. Partners engaged in other business with Ethio telecom may enter into the business based on their merit without a local agent.
  • Business plan, purchase & sales projection for three years, sales & marketing strategy.
  • Acceptance of upfront commission and sales incentive set by Ethio telecom
  • Your confirmation for pre-payment
  • Can buy airtime a minimum stock set by Ethio telecom in foreign currency (USD).
  • Can promote the service within the territories via all available channels
  • Be willing to cooperate with any social, developmental, and business offers via IAT. 
  • A Top-up platform that can integrate to Ethio telecom COMVIVA PRETUPS system, Flexible API integration
  • A platform that can manage end to end transactions with a rich reporting tool, ability to avail different denominations with convenience.
  • Various recharge access channels like Kiosk, Web, POS, App, phone to phone, etc.
  • Availability of customer service (24/7 technical support and account management team for follow up and reporting)
  • Specify Integration & commercialization timetable
  • Minimum Contract Period will be one year with the possibility of extension based on performance review

Interested companies can contact us for any clarification with the below address:

Email: Adam.demeke@ethiotelecom.et and InternationalVASTeam@ethiotelecom.et

Ethio telecom, Churchill Road, EYOR Tower, next to Tewodros Square.