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Quartercompared withAny of 41 quarters, Q3 2012 to Q1 2026

Fixed telephone lines in Zimbabwe

Landlines, internet calling, and the minutes still going through them. POTRAZ counted 324,425 active fixed lines in Q1 2026, 42 quarters of figures in all.

324,425active fixed lines
81.8%Landlines
18.2%Internet calling
45.22mminutes on fixed lines in the quarter

Landlines and internet calling lines

324,425 active fixed lines in Q1 2026, up 7.9% on Q1 2025. Landlines accounts for 81.8 of every 100.

Landlines and internet calling lines, every quarter

Q2 2023 to Q1 2026 shown, of 12.

Up 7.6% between Q2 2023 and Q1 2026, from 301,465 to 324,425.Landlines is the largest part in Q1 2026, 82 of every 100, followed by Internet calling at 18. Landlines held 84 of every 100 in Q2 2023.

The Q1 2026 total, part by part

324,425 active fixed lines

  • Landlines82%
  • Internet calling18%
Out of every 100 in Q1 2026, 82 is Landlines.Internet calling is next at 18 of every 100.
The figures behind itDownload CSV
QuarterLandlinesInternet callingAll fixed lines
Q1 2026265,30259,123324,425
Q4 2025265,07639,307304,383
Q3 2025263,50838,105301,613
Q2 2025262,93237,821300,753
Q1 2025263,28337,465300,748

Minutes on fixed lines

45.22m minutes on fixed lines in the quarter in Q1 2026, down 17.2% on Q1 2025.

Minutes on fixed lines, every quarter

Q1 2015 to Q1 2026 shown, of 41.

Down 73% between Q1 2015 and Q1 2026, from 169.95m to 45.22m.It was highest in Q4 2015 at 178.32m and lowest in Q1 2026 at 45.22m. That is down from 54.64m in Q1 2025.
The figures behind itDownload CSV
QuarterAll minutes
Q1 202645,215,091
Q4 202547,325,657
Q3 202549,753,828
Q2 202549,356,577
Q1 202554,640,249

Who holds the internet calling lines

3.3% of internet calling lines are TelOne's in Q1 2026, down 36.5% on Q1 2025.

Who holds the internet calling lines, every quarter

Q4 2023 to Q1 2026 shown, of 10.

3.3% in Q1 2026, against 3.6% in Q4 2023.Liquid Intelligent Technologies is the largest part in Q1 2026, 38 of every 100, followed by Telecontract at 31 and Africom at 15. The highest was Q1 2024, at 5.7%.

The Q1 2026 total, part by part

3.3% of internet calling lines are TelOne's

  • TelOne3.3%
  • Liquid Intelligent Technologies38%
  • Africom15%
  • Dandemutande12%
  • Telecontract31%
Out of every 100 in Q1 2026, 38 is Liquid Intelligent Technologies.Telecontract is next at 31 of every 100, then Africom at 15.
The figures behind itDownload CSV
QuarterTelOneLiquid Intelligent TechnologiesAfricomDandemutandeTelecontractTelOne
Q1 20263.29%37.88%15.19%12.35%31.28%3.29%
Q4 20254.96%53.52%23.21%17.95%0.36%4.96%
Q3 20255.09%52.61%23.63%18.28%0.39%5.09%
Q2 20255.13%53.10%23.47%17.91%0.39%5.13%
Q1 20255.18%53.58%23.09%17.77%5.18%

Questions people ask

How many landlines are left in Zimbabwe?

324,425 active fixed lines in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is up 6.6% on the quarter before. Landlines is the largest, with 81.8 of every 100.

Do people still call on landlines in Zimbabwe?

45.22m minutes on fixed lines in the quarter in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is down 4.5% on the quarter before.

Which company has the most internet calling lines?

3.3% of internet calling lines are TelOne's in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is down 33.7% on the quarter before.

Where do these figures come from?

The quarterly sector performance reports published by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe. Every figure on this page is read out of the report for its own quarter. 55 quarters are held, from Q3 2012 to Q1 2026.

Read from POTRAZ, the sector performance reports, Q3 2012 to Q1 2026. Every source we read

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