Telecom operator Vodafone on Friday reported increase of about 10 per cent in its services revenue at Rs 10,323 crore in first quarter ended June 30, 2014-15.
“India service revenue increased 10.3 per cent, driven by continued customer growth, strong data usage and improved voice pricing,” Vodafone said in its financial report.
The company had registered revenue of about Rs 9,375 crore in the April-June period of the last fiscal.
Vodafone India revenue in terms of GBP, however, declined by about 6 per cent due to about 17 per cent dip in value of the rupee against British pound.
During the first quarter, the company’s mobile customers increased by 3.3 million taking its total customer base to 169.9 million.
Vodafone India saw increase in Internet services by 102 per cent during the quarter, primarily driven by mobile Internet customer growth and 46 per cent increase in usage per customer.
Vodafone has plans to increase 3G coverage in the country to 95 per cent at its targeted urban centres from 89 per cent coverage at present over period of next 2 years.
