South African mobile operators – except for Cell C – have slipped in their service levels towards subscribers, according to the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) report.<\/p>\n
Despite the drop, Vodacom has emerged as the industry leader for customer satisfaction, with a score of 76.7.<\/p>\n
MTN was rated on par with the industry average at 75.6, while Cell C and other operators, including Telkom Mobile, scored below par at 72.9 and 69.4, respectively.<\/p>\n
There were no changes in the overall level of expectations for the large network providers compared to last year\u2019s results – Vodacom subscribers still have the highest expectations, with Cell C scoring below the industry average.<\/p>\n
| Operator<\/th>\n | Sample<\/th>\n | SAcsi score<\/th>\n | Change from 2014<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodacom<\/td>\n | 1 101<\/td>\n | 76.7<\/strong><\/td>\n| -1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | MTN<\/td>\n | 721<\/td>\n | 75.6<\/strong><\/td>\n | -2.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Industry Average<\/td>\n | 2 195<\/td>\n | 75.4<\/strong><\/td>\n | -1.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Cell C<\/td>\n | 332<\/td>\n | 72.9<\/strong><\/td>\n | +1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Other<\/td>\n | 41<\/td>\n | 69.4<\/strong><\/td>\n | -4.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n | \u201cThis is one of the only industries we have measured in which all service providers surveyed are meeting the expectations of their customers on issues of overall quality, meeting individual needs and things not going wrong with the provider,\u201d said Professor Adr\u00e9 Schreuder, founder of SAcsi and CEO of Consulta.<\/p>\n “Cell C showed a significant improvement in the perceived quality of its offering, although the brand still lags behind in the overall industry score. MTN and Vodacom showed no change from the previous results,\u201d Schreuder said.<\/p>\n Cell C managed to decrease the number of problems experienced by subscribers by 8% since the previous SAcsi measure, while its complaint handling efficiency has also improved and is now the best in the industry, SAcsi said.<\/p>\n Schreuder said that around 20% of complaints in the industry centre on billing issues.<\/p>\n Perceived value<\/h3>\nPerceived value, which describes the perception of price given the quality and the perceived quality given the price, is four points lower at 74.8 out of 100, SAcsi said.<\/p>\n “Cell C is regarded as the industry leader when it comes to perceived value, with Vodacom regarded as the most expensive, although customers indicate that Vodacom offers the best quality product,” Schreuder said.<\/p>\n “This clearly signals a preference for quality at a fair price, rather than a having to accept poor quality at a low price,” he said.<\/p>\n More on mobile<\/h3>\nFNB mobile launch details, prices revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n New mobile operator in SA targets Autopage customers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Who has the best mobile Internet in SA?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n |