FiOS Tops Pay-TV Satisfaction Survey
Time Warner Cable Most Vulnerable to Churn: Strategy Analytics
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 2/19/2009 4:01:01 PM
Verizon FiOS TV customers are happier with their service than subscribers of six other major U.S. cable, satellite and telco TV providers, according to a survey by analyst firm Strategy Analytics.
Cable customers surveyed had the lowest satisfaction levels, with Time Warner Cable subscribers the most likely to switch providers if they were offered a compelling price discount, said Strategy Analytics analyst Ben Piper.
"Telco TV providers had the highest loyalty - their customers were least likely to churn," he said.
The survey of 842 consumers, conducted in the second half of 2008, evaluated seven TV providers: AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, DirecTV and Dish Network.
Of the FiOS TV customers surveyed, 89% were "somewhat" or "very" satisfied with their service, according to the survey, while just 1% said they were "somewhat" or "very" dissatisfied.
About 80% of AT&T U-verse TV, Dish and DirecTV customers were "somewhat" or "very" satisfied, while 72% of Comcast, 67% of Cox and 65% of Time Warner Cable customers fell into the same bucket.
The survey polled subscribers on the "three pillars" of customer churn: customer satisfaction levels, propensity to churn and perceived obstacles to defecting.
According to Piper, while satisfaction was relatively high among U.S. pay-TV subscribers, about two-thirds of those surveyed said they would be willing to switch if they were offered a 20% price break.
The research firm fielded the Web survey from August to September 2008. Only respondents self-identifying as "Decision Makers" were selected to complete the entire survey; respondents below the age of 20 were excluded.
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"The survey of 842 consumers"
With the 7 providers with about 80 million subs you have a sample rate of 0.001%. Weighted across the size of each providers customers base you would have had to take about 22 calls to FiOs customers.
Is this study statistically relevant?
Bad Data - 2/20/2009 1:04:34 PM EST -
Very true in my experience... FiOS TV is better than either cable (I had Comcast previously) or satellite (had DISH). Picture quality is excellent, guide is awesome.
Allison D. - 2/19/2009 8:44:40 PM EST
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