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Smartphone Growth Helps Vodafone Profits Rise 10%

Pre-tax profits for the 12 months to the end of March reached £9.5bn, up almost 10% on the £8.7bn recorded the previous year. Profit growth has been largely attributed to the increasing popularity of smartphones. Revenues from selling data to customers, allowing users to browse the internet on their phones, rose by 26%.

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