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NPD Group Data Indicates More than 75% of Consumers Are Not Inclined to Switch Mobile Carriers


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03-29-2006

NPD Group Data Indicates More than 75% of Consumers Are Not Inclined to Switch Mobile Carriers

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More than three-quarters of all mobile phone service subscribers reported that they would "definitely not" or "probably not" switch carriers when their contracts are up, according to new data from The NPD Group.
Based on February data from NPD's Mobile Consumer

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