Vodafone benefits from 'commercial momentum' and price increases in Ireland

German law halting automatic renewals caused the phone and broadband group to shed tens of thousands of customers there

Vodafone said customer losses in Germany have begun to abate, and is growing both revenue and customers in Ireland. Stock picture

Vodafone is making progress towards resolving issues in its biggest market, Germany, its chief executive said.

The mobile phone and broadband group said it lost 79,000 TV and 64,000 broadband customers in the first quarter, resulting in a 0.5% decline in service revenue in the country after a new law ended automatic renewals and an IT system underperformed.