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In-home Wi-Fi problems create customer churn risk: Parks Associates

Broadband customers who experienced Wi-Fi dead spots, slow speeds, and poor customer service were about six times more likely to say they planned to switch providers, according to a new white paper from Parks Associates. The firm produced the paper in partnership with TechSee.

Parks Associates measured the effect of service issues using net promoter score (NPS), a metric of customer satisfaction and willingness to recommend a provider. The firm found that:
•    Customers with Wi-Fi dead spots had an average NPS of -17, which was 27 points below the industry average
•    Customers with slow download speeds averaged -19, or 29 points below average
•    Customers reporting poor customer service averaged -19, or 28 points below average

From the article, "In-home Wi-Fi problems create customer churn risk: Parks Associates" by Ian Doescher

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