(Telecompaper) UK operator EE reported turnover down 3.6 percent to GBP 1.55 billion in the first quarter, compared with the first quarter of 2013, hurt by mobile call termination and roaming price cuts. Mobile ARPU grew 2.2 percent, with the percentage of ARPU from data (non-text) revenue growing by 11 percentage points to 47 percent. EE's first quarter operating revenue decreased by 1.7 percent to GBP 1.49 billion. The EE network had 30.7 million users at the end of March, including 3.66 million MVNO customers, up 3.2 percent on last year. The operator boosted its 4G customer base by 889,000 in the quarter to a total of 2.9 million. It said it was on target to exceed 6 million 4G customers by the end of the year.