MADRID, 17 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Digi has shot up its turnover in Spain by 42% during the first quarter of the current year, to a total of 110.7 million euros, according to the financial results presented to investors.

The company grows driven by customer gains thanks to its affordable rates, which have allowed it to add 364,000 new customers in the first quarter of the year.

Digi has increased its adjusted gross operating profit (Ebitda) by 42.6%, to 17.9 million euros, with an increase of 2.1% in the average price paid by the customer per month (ARPU) with 9.7 euros.

The company added 3.9 million clients as of March 31, of which 3.2 million had mobile telephony service, 575,000 with fiber and 196,000 with fixed telephony.

In parallel, the firm has increased its operating expenses up to March to 92.4 million euros, 41.5 more, due to the growth in interconnection expenses and spending on salaries.

The operator has increased its workforce by 500 people in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of the previous year and already has 4,500 workers on the payroll, 2,000 more than a year ago.