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The Sunday Brief: Fourth quarter earnings—out of favor

Nearby is a chart shared in a recent Parks Associates release indicating the price/ value customer satisfaction rates for various technologies.    The news release summarizes their findings as follows: 

“The firm found that 66% of subscribers that get 5G or LTE FWA from MNOs consider their prices to be fair or good. This compares to 51% of fiber subscribers and 35% of cable subscribers. In addition, 62% of FWA subscribers feel that it is easy to contact customer service or technical support personnel.”

From the article, "The Sunday Brief: Fourth quarter earnings—out of favor" by Jim Patterson

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