ADDIS ABABA– Ethio telecom and Information Network Security Administration (INSA) have launched monthly water service bill payment via telebirr.
It was learnt that from now on any customers could pay their monthly water bill via telebirr.
During the launching event, Ethio telecom yesterday signed agreement with the seven towns of Water and Sewerage Service Heads such as ArbaMinch, Harari, BahirDar, Dessie, Kombolcha, Injibara and Finote Selam.
Ethio telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru said this payment would foster the cashless society and enable digitalize Ethiopia and improve flow of business information.
This payment system also play crucial role for water service providing institutions to collect the service bill instantly with lower cost of transaction and can improve customer relationship management. The customer can settle their bills remotely and anywhere at their convenience will save time and avoid bureaucracy, she stated.
“Any customer can pay its monthly water consumption via telebirr at any place, anywhere without any difficulty.”
This new water bill payment services would make lower cost and save time and avoid lineup and bureaucracy for water beneficiaries’, she said.
The new water bill payment services are easy, fast, convenient and safe for the customers or organizations that implement it, she noted.
BY MISGANAW ASNAKE
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THURSDAY 19 MAY 2022
