New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Vodafone Idea Ltd, India's third-largest telecom operator, reported a strong June quarter, adding subscribers for the first time in a quarter since its August 2018 merger, even as it cut its losses while growing revenue and operating profit, helped by network expansion and rising data consumption.

The telecom operator's customer base rose to 193.1 million in the quarter ended June, from 192.8 million in the preceding quarter, marking its first quarterly net subscriber addition since the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. However, on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, the subscriber base fell by 4.6 million from 197.7 million.

The Mumbai-headquartered company's net loss narrowed to Rs.3,754 crore from Rs.6,608 c...