3 Ireland adds 60,000 customers

MOBILE communications network provider, 3 Ireland has increased its customer base here by over 60,000 people since the end of last year and is likely to break even, on a financial footing, by the end of this year.

Part of the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa group, 3 Ireland’s customer base increased from 339,000 as of the end of December last to 400,000 by the end of June, according to detailed half-year figures issued yesterday. 3’s Irish information is amalgamated with its British operations.

The increase in Irish-based customers contributed to an overall 4% year-on-year rise in 3’s combined customer base for the UK and Ireland to 5.6 million users.