Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile operator Telecel has reduced its data dongle prices from $30 to $25 in a bid to boost internet usage.

Telecel in a statement says the data dongle comes with 300MB of data and 30 SMSs already pre-loaded.

Telecel says it has over 2 million subscribers in Zimbabwe.

“With the demand for internet access rapidly increasing and more people regularly using internet services the need to provide affordable high speed data services has become crucial,” said Telecel marketing director Octivious Kahiya.

Telecel data bundles, meanwhile, cost $10 for 160MB, $20 for 400MB, $45 for 1GB and $75 for 2GB.

According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Zimbabwe ranks second in Africa after Ghana for its mobile data usage rates. Zimbabwe’s mobile data penetration rates stand at 29.7%, according to the ITU.