O2 sees user base slip slightly

O2 Ireland’s total customer base dipped from 1.7m to 1.65m people last year, according to figures from the mobile communications provider.

Customer numbers slipped from 1.68m people in the third quarter of the year and the final three months of the year also saw a €1 quarter-by-quarter dip in average revenues per user to €32.46.

“The trading environment remained very difficult in the fourth quarter of 2011, with our customers continuing to optimise their monthly spend and avail of increased value for money products and services from us,” Telefonica Ireland chief Paul Whelan said.