NetOne has unveiled new data packages

State-owned mobile operator NetOne has unveiled new data packages, as it intensifies its push to lure more subscribers on the network.

This comes after the mobile operator saw a number of subscribers choosing the network after last week's data tariff drama, in which Econet Wireless affected the floor tariff of 12 cents for voice and 5 cents per megabyte for data.

The floor prices were later suspended following an outcry from subscribers. The data package will see subscribers buying 300 megabyte (MB) of data for a $1 a day.

An Econet subscriber buys 250MB of data for $1, whereas a Telecel subscriber buys 300MB of data for the same price. A NetOne executive said they were taking the competition head-on "for the hearts and minds of subscribers".