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  1. #1
    torresD
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    Verizon Wireless,
    the second-largest cellular carrier,
    had the lowest rate of complaints,
    1.4 per 100,000 customers.

    http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...omplaints.html
    Cingular Tops Cell Phone Complaint List

    March 29, 2005
    Cingular Wireless,
    which acquired AT&T Wireless last October,
    had the highest rate of complaints filed
    with the Federal Communications Commission
    during the last quarter of 2004,
    The Wall Street Journal reported.

    Cingular,
    which now serves more
    than 50 million customers,
    generated 4.6 complaints
    per 100,000 customers,

    followed by T-Mobile USA with
    4.3 and Sprint with 3.6. Nextel,
    which plans to merge with Sprint,
    generated 2.3 complaints per customer

    and Verizon Wireless,
    the second-largest cellular carrier,
    had the lowest rate of complaints,
    1.4 per 100,000 customers.

    The Journal filed a Freedom of Information
    Act request to obtain the complaint figures
    from the FCC.

    The commission provided the total
    complaint figures; the Journal
    calculated the complaint rate.

    ConsumerAffairs.Com Cell Phone Complaints

    Carrier
    Complaints

    Cingular/AT&T
    534

    Sprint
    216

    T-Mobile
    195

    Verizon
    170

    Nextel
    108

    Complaints filed with ConsumerAffairs.Com
    in the last 12 months -- raw numbers,
    not weighted to reflect market share.


    Complaints filed with ConsumerAffairs.Com
    for the last 12 months also show a much higher
    number of complaints for Cingular and AT&T Wireless --
    534,

    more than twice as many as
    second-place Sprint's 216,
    as shown in the table to the right.

    Mergers of telecommunications units
    are always troublesome for customers,
    although Cingular insists its merger
    with AT&T Wireless has been relatively
    trouble-free.

    But consumers are less than pleased with
    cell phone service in general. Consumers
    Union said cell phone complaints were up
    nearly 38 percent in 2004 compared with
    the year before.

    The increase was greater than the
    14 percent growth in subscribers.


    Consumers Union noted that cell phone
    service has a lower level of overall
    customer satisfaction than services
    such as hotels, retail outlets and insurance.

    Consumers complain mostly about dropped calls,
    billing problems and spotty coverage.











    See More: Cingular Tops Cell Phone Complaint List - Verizon - Lowest Rate of Complaints




  2. #2
    rg
    Guest

    Re: Cingular Tops Cell Phone Complaint List - Verizon - Lowest Rate of Complaints

    On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:24:16 GMT, "torresD" <[email protected]> wrote:

    Obviously those VZW customers either never heard of Bluetooth or just don't
    want it.



    >Verizon Wireless,
    >the second-largest cellular carrier,
    >had the lowest rate of complaints,
    >1.4 per 100,000 customers.
    >
    >http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...omplaints.html
    >Cingular Tops Cell Phone Complaint List
    >
    > March 29, 2005
    >Cingular Wireless,
    >which acquired AT&T Wireless last October,
    >had the highest rate of complaints filed
    >with the Federal Communications Commission
    >during the last quarter of 2004,
    >The Wall Street Journal reported.
    >
    >Cingular,
    >which now serves more
    >than 50 million customers,
    >generated 4.6 complaints
    >per 100,000 customers,
    >
    >followed by T-Mobile USA with
    >4.3 and Sprint with 3.6. Nextel,
    >which plans to merge with Sprint,
    >generated 2.3 complaints per customer
    >
    >and Verizon Wireless,
    >the second-largest cellular carrier,
    >had the lowest rate of complaints,
    >1.4 per 100,000 customers.
    >
    >The Journal filed a Freedom of Information
    >Act request to obtain the complaint figures
    >from the FCC.
    >
    >The commission provided the total
    >complaint figures; the Journal
    >calculated the complaint rate.
    >
    >ConsumerAffairs.Com Cell Phone Complaints
    >
    >Carrier
    > Complaints
    >
    >Cingular/AT&T
    > 534
    >
    >Sprint
    > 216
    >
    >T-Mobile
    > 195
    >
    >Verizon
    > 170
    >
    >Nextel
    > 108
    >
    >Complaints filed with ConsumerAffairs.Com
    >in the last 12 months -- raw numbers,
    >not weighted to reflect market share.
    >
    >
    >Complaints filed with ConsumerAffairs.Com
    >for the last 12 months also show a much higher
    >number of complaints for Cingular and AT&T Wireless --
    >534,
    >
    >more than twice as many as
    >second-place Sprint's 216,
    >as shown in the table to the right.
    >
    >Mergers of telecommunications units
    >are always troublesome for customers,
    >although Cingular insists its merger
    >with AT&T Wireless has been relatively
    >trouble-free.
    >
    >But consumers are less than pleased with
    >cell phone service in general. Consumers
    >Union said cell phone complaints were up
    >nearly 38 percent in 2004 compared with
    >the year before.
    >
    >The increase was greater than the
    >14 percent growth in subscribers.
    >
    >
    >Consumers Union noted that cell phone
    >service has a lower level of overall
    >customer satisfaction than services
    >such as hotels, retail outlets and insurance.
    >
    >Consumers complain mostly about dropped calls,
    >billing problems and spotty coverage.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >





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