O2 loses 2,500 customers to rivals

MOBILE phone operator O2 Ireland lost 2,500 customers between April and the end of June.

The company said that in the second quarter of the year, it gained 8,000 new bill pay customers but some 10,500 prepaid subscribers fled to the two other mobile networks, giving a net loss for the three months.

O2 said that compared to a year ago, its total subscriber base has risen by 10% to 1.53 million customers.