Roaming Service

Roaming Services

Planning a business trip or vacation abroad?

Don’t worry about missing all those important calls. With our roaming service you can receive and make calls, send SMS and use internet service using your current local SIM on networks across 159 countries. Please check if a preffered network is availabe at your destination from the list below and enjoy a discounted roaming rate.

Service Registration

Visit the nearest Ethio telecom shop to register for the service before your travel.

You would be expected to bring your passport/national ID, an official requesting letter and ETB 10,000 deposit.

If you are a business customer (except key account), you also need to submit a signed and stamped roaming agreement form.

Service Tariff

The tariff is based on the destination operator tariff. Please check for the availability of preferred networks with discounted rate agreements below.

Activation Upon Arrival

Upon arrival a list of available networks will automatically be displayed on your phone: from those do make sure to select the preferred/ discounted network before you start using. We also strongly advise customers to use data roaming only on preferred operators’ network to avoid unexpected service bill.

Calling Back Home

To call back home replace the first ‘0’ with ‘+251’ and put in the rest as you would when making a call here. i.e. ‘0911******’ would be ‘+251 911******’ and ‘0116******’ would be ‘+251 116******’ etc.

List of operators and countries with preferred tariff

SN	Country	Operator	Calls within visited country ($)	Calls to Ethiopia ($)	Calls to other countries ($)	Receiving calls/min ($)	SMS per event ($)	GPRS per MB ($)
1	Afghanistan	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
2	Albania	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
3	Argentina	Telefonica	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.22	0.2	0.23
4	Austria	Hutchison	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
5	Austria	T-Mobile	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
6	Belgium	Belgacom	0.21	0.54	0.54	0.19	0.15	0.08
7	Belgium	Telenet	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
8	Benin	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
9	Botswana	Mascom	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
10	Brazil	Vivo/Telefonica	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.22	0.2	0.23
11	Cameroon	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
12	China	China Mobile	0.21	0.54	0.54	0.19	0.15	0.02
13	China	China Umicom	0.25	0.54	1.09	0.24	0.23	0.02
14	Congo Brazzavile	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
15	Congo DRC	Africell	0.59	0.59	0.93	0.24	0.23	0.23
16	Congo DRC	Vodacom	0.21	0.54	0.54	0.09	0.15	0.16
17	Croatia	Croatia Telecom	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
18	Croatia	Tele 2	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
19	Cyprus	epic	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.24	0.23	0.29
20	Czech Republic	T-Mobile	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
21	Czech Republic	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
22	Denmark	Hi3G	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
23	Denmark	Telenor	0.22	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.08
24	Estonia	Tele 2	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
25	France	Orange	0.36	0.6	0.6	0	0.22	0.34
26	France	SFR	0.45	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.16
27	Gambia	Africell	0.59	0.59	0.93	0.24	0.23	0.23
28	Germany	Telefonica	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.22	0.2	0.23
29	Germany	T-Mobile	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
30	Germany	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
31	Ghana	Airteltigo	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.23	0.16
32	Ghana	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
33	Ghana	Telecommunication	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
34	Greece	Cosmote	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
35	Greece	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
36	Guinea Bissau	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
37	Guinea Republic	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
38	Hong Kong	HKT	0.21	1.24	1.24	0.19	0.15	0.08
39	Hungary	Magyar Telekom	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
40	Hungary	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
41	Indonesia	Hutchison	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
42	Ireland	Hutchison	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
43	Ireland	Metero	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.24	0.23	0.31
44	Ireland	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
45	Israel	Cellcom	0.23	0.56	0.62	0.2	0.23	0.19
46	Israel	Orange	0.25	0.59	0.78	0.22	0.2	0.23
47	Israel	Pelephone	0.23	0.56	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.08
48	Italy	Telecom Italiy	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
49	Italy	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
50	Italy	Wind	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
51	Ivory Cosat	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
52	Japan	Docomo	0.47	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.16
53	Kazakhstan	Tele 2	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
54	Lativia	BITE	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
55	Latvia	Tele 2	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
56	Lesotho	Vodacom	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
57	Liberia	Lonestar	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
58	Lithuania	BITE	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
59	Lithuania	Tele 2	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
60	Luxembourg	Post	0.21	0.54	0.54	0.19	0.15	0.08
61	Luxembourg	Tango	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
62	Malta	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
63	Mozambique	Vodacom	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.24	0.23	0.31
64	Netherlands	KPN	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
65	Netherlands	Tele 2	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
66	Netherlands	T-Mobile	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
67	Netherlands	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
68	New Zealand	Vodafone	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
69	Nigeria	MTN	0.22	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.08
70	Norway	Telenor	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
71	Poland	Era /T-Mobile	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
72	Portugal	Vodafone	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
73	Romania	T-Mobile	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
74	Romania	Vodafone	0.42	0.62	0.13	0.22	0.23	0.16
75	Russia	MTS	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
76	Rwanda	MTN	0.22	0.34	0	0.2	0.17	0.02
77	Saudi Arabia	STC	0.59	0.59	0.93	0.24	0.23	0.23
78	Sierraleone	Africell	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
79	Slovak	Slovak Telekom	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
80	South Africa	MTN	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
81	South Africa	Vodacom	0.23	0.57	0.78	0.19	0.2	0.08
82	South Korea	SK Telecom	0.23	0.57	0.57	0.23	0.11	0.24
83	South Sudan	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
84	Spain	Orange	0.25	0.59	0.93	0.24	0.23	0.31
85	Spain	Telefonica	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.22	0.2	0.23
86	Spain	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
87	Sri Lanka	Hutchison	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	7.76
88	Sudan	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
89	Swaziland	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
90	Sweden	Hi3G	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
91	Sweden	Tele 2	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.2	0.17	0.16
92	Sweden	Telenor	0.22	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.08
93	Switzerland	Salt CH	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.24	0.23	0.31
94	Switzerland	Sunrise	0.31	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.16
95	Tanzania	Vodacom	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
96	Turkey	Avea	0.25	0.59	0.62	0.24	0.23	0.31
97	Turkey	Turkcell	0.39	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.17	0.16
98	Turkey	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
99	U.A.E.	Etisalat	0.18	0.47	0.47	0.04	0.13	0.05
100	Uganda	MTN	0.22	0.56	0.78	0.2	0.17	0.16
101	United Kingdom	Hutchison	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	0.78
102	United Kingdom	Jersey Telecom	0.25	0.59	0.59	0.24	0.23	0.01
103	United Kingdom	Telefonica	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.22	0.2	0.23
104	United Kingdom	Vodafone	0.39	0.62	0.62	0.25	0.25	0.39
105	USA	AT&T	0.22	0.56	0.56	0.2	0.16	0.16
106	USA	Verizon	0.21	0.34	0.56	0.03	0.11	0.03
107	Vietnam	Vietnamobile	0.78	0.78	2.33	0.78	0.39	7.76
108	Yemen	MTN	0.25	0.93	0	0.2	0.15	0.16
109	Zambia	MTN	0.25	0.54	0.59	0.2	0.15	0.16
110	Zimbabwe	Telecel	0.23	0.57	0.93	0.2	0.2	0.16

NB: Tariff is in USD and VAT inclusive
Customer will pay their bill based the prevailing exchange rate

4G LTE Roaming

Our customers can access the 4G networks of our partners who have a roaming agreement with us and the customers of our roaming partners can now fully enjoy our 4G network while visiting Ethiopia.

Vodafone (Telsim) (Turkey)
Tele 2 (Sweden)
China Unicom (China)
Vodafone (Spain)
Airtel (Seychelles)
Vodafone (Czech)
Vodafone (New Zeeland)
Tele 2 (Lithuania)
Tele 2 (Latvia)
TIM (Italy)
Wanna (Morocco)
O2 (Ireland)
Bell (Canada)

We are working with other roaming partners to start 4G LTE Roaming services.

Tips

Tariff per MB (Inter Operator Tariff) for Prepaid, Postpaid and Hybrid Inbound &
Outbound LTE 4G roaming service are similar to the 3G & GPRS roaming tariffs.
To get roaming services, please visit our sales shops before your departure.
Please get the list of preferred roaming service partners above.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How can I activate roaming?

Before you travel, please got to the nearest ethio telecom sales outlet having your passport/national ID on hand. Or official requesting letter with signed and stamped roaming agreement form if the local SIM you use is owned by an enterprise customer. And birr 10,000 refundable deposit for all customers except Key Accounts.
On arrival, your phone will automatically display one of the local networks that have a roaming agreement with ethio telecom; otherwise, you can search the network manually. The steps you are going to follow are displayed here in this page.

How do I use the service while in abroad?

To make a call to any country: simply dial with the appropriate preceding country code, area code, and subscriber’s number
To send SMS internationally: type your message and like in the above way.
To access GPRS service: apply similar steps you have done in home.

How I will be charged and billed for the services I used?

When you initiate a service (call or SMS), you will be charged based on the regulated inter operator tariff rates.
All your roaming bill will be reflected in your next bill period after usage.
When you receive a service (call or SMS), you will be charged for the international part of the call from Ethiopia to the country you are roaming in whereas the caller or the sender will be charged as per the relevant local & national tariff rate.

How can I manage my roaming expense?

All customers are advised to choose an operator that has preferred deal with ethio telecom. Operators with whom we have preferred deal are listed with their respective country of operation in this web page.

Roaming Services

Roaming Service

Service Registration

Service Tariff

Activation Upon Arrival

Calling Back Home

List of operators and countries with preferred tariff

4G LTE Roaming

Our 4G LTE Roaming partners

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Roaming Service

Service Registration

Service Tariff

Activation Upon Arrival

Calling Back Home

List of operators and countries with preferred tariff

4G LTE Roaming

Our 4G LTE Roaming partners

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)​

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)