Net*One was the first cellular network operator in

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

based on the

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. The company was originally launched during the World Solar Summit in September 1996 in the capital

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

with 500 lines. Service was extended to the second city of

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

at the time of the International Trade Fair in April 1997. Net*One offers a basic telephone service, Vehicle Tracking System,

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, Broadband and International Roaming Services. Net*One is now the second largest cellular company in Zimbabwe and has 4,472,592 subscribers in 2021.

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