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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) has emerged as the country's leading cellular telephone operating company in the country. Information made available by the company shows it has a subscriber base that exceeds 3 million subscribers in Zimbabwe.

In a statement released recently, EWZ Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Mboweni, said the company had exceeded the 3,1 million subscribers mark by the end of last year. Mboweni said Econet Wireless had anticipated strong demand for its products and services in the run up to the Christmas holidays.

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe communications manager, Rangarirai Mberi said, "Therefore, the company made extensive preparations, which included boosting network capacity to over 4 million, and also importing tens of thousands of new phones. The company also expanded its dealer network across the country to improve availability of products, particularly SIM cards".

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