FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN LATEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY

Sydney, 2 February 2017 – The latest Telecommunications Customer Satisfaction Survey has revealed further improvements in four key satisfaction metrics, including overall satisfaction, the ease of understanding bills, product satisfaction and the ease of contacting service providers, Communications Alliance CEO John Stanton said today.

The quarterly national survey, carried out for Communications Alliance by Roy Morgan Research, shows an equal record high in the percentage of customers satisfied, very satisfied or neutral about the service they receive – a figure of 85%, compared to 82% in the previous quarter and 80% in the first poll conducted at the beginning of 2013.

The survey, covering the period October-December 2016, is the thirteenth wave in an ongoing quarterly series designed to measure the overall experience of Australian telco customers – particularly in relation to key customer ‘touch points’ covered by the revised Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code 2015.

The Wave 13 survey results show a slight improvement in customer satisfaction with the ease of contacting their service provider – 76% of customers were satisfied/neutral, compared to 75% in the previous quarter and 71% at the time of the first survey.

There was also a modest improvement in satisfaction around the ease of understanding bills - 84% of respondents satisfied/neutral, up from 82% in the previous quarter and in the first wave survey.

Satisfaction with complaint handling remained at 66% satisfied/neutral – consistent with the previous quarter and the first wave survey.

The full survey results are available here.

ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE
Communications Alliance is the primary communications industry body in Australia. Its membership is drawn from a wide cross-section of the communications industry, including carriers, carriage and internet service providers, content providers, platform providers, equipment vendors, IT companies, consultants and business groups.

Its vision is to be the most influential association in Australian communications, co-operatively initiating programs that promote sustainable industry development, innovation and growth, while generating positive outcomes for customers and society. 

The prime mission of Communications Alliance is to create a co-operative stakeholder environment that allows the industry to take the lead on initiatives which grow the Australian communications industry, enhance the connectivity of all Australians and foster the highest standards of business behaviour.  For more details about Communications Alliance, see www.commsalliance.com.au.

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