30,000 join Vodafone in three months

VODAFONE added almost 30,000 new customers to its mobile phone network in the three months to the end of June, new figures from the company show.

The mobile giant said its Irish subscriber base now stands at almost 2 million, making it the largest mobile operator in the country.

Irish users continue to pay the highest charges in the Vodafone group. The annual average revenue per user in Ireland for pre-paid customers was €379 a year. This compares to €115 a year in Germany and €174 in Britain. Vodafone’s post-pay customers forked out an average of €1,199 in Ireland compared to €479 in Germany and €794 a year in Britain.