Vodafone Group added three million customers in the second quarter, the world's biggest mobile phone operator said today.
The total compares with 4.4 million customers added in the first quarter.
The number included 744,000 in Germany, 407,000 in Italy and 269,00 in Britain.
Brokers Investec Henderson Crosthwaite Securities had forecast 290,000 new customers in Britain, where the mobile industry is seeing its slowest growth in two years.