Vodafone loses 41,000 customers

Vodafone Ireland lost 41,000 mobile phone customers last year, according to figures released in its results for the year to March 21, as the company’s European operations struggled.

Vodafone said it had a total 2.12m customers, down from 2.16m a year earlier.

However, Vodafone Ireland reported a 14% increase in the number of customers under contract, which does not include prepay customers. This sector has declined as much as 150,000, with many switching to fixed-term contracts.