CELTEL Malawi says its customer base has surpassed 500,000 mark, meaning that more than half a million Malawians are now switched to the Celtel network.

Speaking Tuesday during a press conference in Lilongwe Managing Director Charles Zouzoua said the company has the largest number of customers compared to their competitors.“From our surveys, what this translates to is that for every 10 people who use a mobile handset in Malawi, six are on the Celtel network,” Zouzoua said.In 2002, he said, three people out of 10 used Celtel network.“The latest development is testimony that Malawi’s telecoms industry has made a major leap forward,” he said.Adding: “We at Celtel are therefore proud to be associated with the development of the country’s telecom sector, which in turn should go a long way to assist in economic growth.”
He said Celtel covers 84 percent of the total population and has pioneered a number of services in the country like Prepaid billing and Me2U airtime sharing.

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