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I INTRODUCTION OF STUDY
1.1 Introduction 3
1.2 Objective of study 5
1.3 Scopeof study 6
1.4 Limitation of study 7
II ABOUT THE COMPANY
2.1 Company profile 9
2.2 Mission, Vission
2.3 History
2.4 About VODAFONE
2.5 Special service by VODAFONE
III METHODOLOGY
3.1Research Methodology
3.2 Research Design
3.3 SWOT Analysis
IV ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Data analysis and interpretation
4.2 Customer satisfaction
V FINDINGS, SUGGESSIONAND CONCLUSION
5.1 Findings
5.2 Suggestions
5.3 Questionnaire
5.4 Bibliography
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CHAPTER I
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I INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION
"Telecommunications is the backbone of our future economy. International competitiveness
increasingly depends on the development of a telecommunications infrastructure that is
compatible with international standards"
The cellular industry all over the world has been witnessing very high growth rates in subscriber
base in recent years. For developing countries in particular, cellular services are becoming a very
significant proportion of the overall telecom infrastructure. The mechanics of competition within
this market involve complex feedback effects between individual service providers and with their
operating environment, and these forces play an important role in governing the growth of this
industry.
The Indian telecommunications sector has undergone a major process of transformation because
of significant Government policy reforms during the recent years. The New Telecom Policy,
1999 focused on creating an ideal environment for investment, establishing communication
infrastructure by leveraging on technological development and providing affordable telecom
services to all. These objectives of the policies have resulted in rapid growth of subscribers and
lower tariffs. We believe that with these major initiatives of the Government, the mobile market
in India will have a promising future
In a country like India which is not yet telephone-saturated and the ongoing changes in related
areas are resulting in a rapidly changing profile of users, providers and their respective needs,
continuous revision of the telecom policy is imperative. Given the emerging new technologies
and the integrating economies there must be fairness among competitors.
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The tele-density in India is about four per hundred people in respect of the fixed telephones and a
little less than one in respect of the mobile telephony. The low densities are not because there is
no need for a telephone but because of its high cost that many cannot afford that one. The
situation here is nothing but holding true of the “law of demand”.
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1.2 Objective of study:
Following are the main objective to study about the customer satisfaction on Vodafone.
 To study telecommunication industry.
 To study the company profile of Vodafone.
 To study customer satisfaction of Vodafone.
 To study various Marketing activities provided by Vodafone.
 To study the various services provided by Vodafone.
 To know the expectation of Vodafone Customers.
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1.3 Scope of study
There are many benefits related to take this study. Some of the benefits of taking this study are as
follows:
 By analyzing this information, the company would be able to better design schemes &
services & target right prospects’ needs & wants.
 More people will get aware about Vodafone that will increase profit level of Vodafone.
 This study helps to identify the behavior of consumer when there are no offers &
schemes from Vodafone.
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1.4 Limitation of study
Certain limitations do creep in a research study due to constraints of the time, money and human
efforts, the present study is also not free from certain limitation, which were unavoidable.
Although all effort were taken to make the result of the work as accurate as possible as survey
but the survey have following constraints.
Here the researcher’s problems are:-
 A number of customers are not satisfied with services, new schemes and offers.
 A number of customers are not satisfied with the network coverage.
 A number of customers are not satisfied with the current call rates of Vodafone.
 A number of customers are not satisfied with the Free SMS schemes.
 A number of customers are not satisfied with the service of customer care of Vodafone.
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CHAPTER II
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2. ABOUT THE COMPANY
2.1 Company profile
Vodafone is a mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. It is the
largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market
value of about £150 billion (August 2018). Vodafone currently has operations in 25 countries
and partner networks in a further 42 countries.
The name Vodafone comes from Voice data fone, chosen by the company to "reflect the
provision of voice and data services over mobile phones."
As of 2018 Vodafone had an estimated 260 million customers in 25 markets across 5 continents.
On this measure, it is the second largest mobile telecom group in the world behind China Mobile.
In the United States, Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless.
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2.2 Mission, Vission
MISSION:
Vodafone is primarily a user of technology rather than a developer of it, and this fact is reflected
in the emphasis of our work program on enabling new applications of mobile communications,
using new technology for new services, research for improving operational efficiency and quality
of our networks, and providing technology vision and leadership that can contribute directly to
business decisions.
VISION:
Our Vision is to be the world’s mobile communication leader – enriching customers’ lives,
helping individuals, businesses and Communities be more connected in a mobile world.
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1.3 History
In 1982 Racal Electronics plc's subsidiary Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. won one of two UK
cellular telephone network licenses. The network, known as Racal Vodafone was 80% owned by
Racal, with Millicom and the Hambros Technology Trust owning 15% and 5% respectively.
Vodafone was launched on 1 January 1985. Racal Strategic Radio was renamed Racal
Telecommunications Group Limited in 1985. On 29 December 1986 Racal Electronics bought
out the minority shareholders of Vodafone for GB£110 million.
In September 1988 the company was again renamed Racal Telecom and on 26 October 1988
Racal Electronics floated 20% of the company. The flotation valued Racal Telecom at GB£1.7
billion On 16 September 1991 Racal Telecom was demerged from Racal Electronics as
Vodafone Group.
In July 1996 Vodafone acquired the two thirds of Talkland it did not already own for £30.6
million. On 19 November 1996, in a defensive move, Vodafone purchased Peoples Phone for
£77 million, a 181 store chain whose customers were overwhelmingly using Vodafone's
network. In a similar move the company acquired the 80% of Astec Communications that it did
not own, a service provider with 21 stores.
In 1997 Vodafone introduced its Speech mark logo, as it is a quotation mark in a circle; the O's
in the Vodafone logotype are opening and closing quotation marks, suggesting conversation.
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On 29 June 1999 Vodafone completed its purchase of AirTouch Communications, Inc. and
changed its name to Vodafone Airtouch plc. Trading of the new company commenced on 30
June 1999. To approve the merger, Vodafone sold its 17.2% stake in E-Plus Mobilfunk. The
acquisition gave Vodafone a 35% share of Mannesmann, owner of the largest German mobile
network.
On 21 September 1999 Vodafone agreed to merge its U.S. wireless assets with those of Bell
Atlantic Corp to form Verizon Wireless. The merger was completed on 4 April 2000.
In November 1999 Vodafone made an unsolicited bid for Mannesmann, which was rejected.
Vodafone's interest in Mannesmann had been increased by the latter's purchase of Orange, the
UK mobile operator. Chris Gent would later say Mannesmann's move into the UK broke a
"gentleman's agreement" not to compete in each other's home territory. The hostile takeover
provoked strong protest in Germany and a "titanic struggle" which saw Mannesmann resists
Vodafone's efforts. However, on 3 February 2000 the Mannesmann board agreed to an increased
offer of £112bn, then the largest corporate merger ever. The EU approved the merger in April
2000. The conglomerate was subsequently broken up and all manufacturing related operations
sold off.
On 28 July 2000 the Company reverted to its former name, Vodafone Group Plc. In April 2001
the first 3G voice call was made on Vodafone United Kingdom's 3G network. In 2001 the
Company took over Eircell, then part of eircom in Ireland, and rebranded it as Vodafone Ireland.
It then went on to acquire Japan's third-largest mobile operator J-Phone, which had introduced
camera phones first in Japan.
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On 17 December 2001 Vodafone introduced the concept of "Partner Networks" by signing TDC
Mobil of Denmark. The new concept involved the introduction of Vodafone international
services to the local market, without the need of investment by Vodafone. The concept would be
used to extend the Vodafone brand and services into markets where it does not have stakes in
local operators. Vodafone services would be marketed under the dual-brand scheme, where the
Vodafone brand is added at the end of the local brand. (i.e., TDC Mobil-Vodafone etc.)
In February 2002 Finland was added into the mobile community, as Radiolinja is signed as a
Partner Network. Radiolinja later changed its named to Elisa. Later that year the Company
rebranded Japan's J-sky mobile internet service as Vodafone live! and on 3 December 2002 the
Vodafone brand was introduced in the Estonian market with signing of a Partner Network
Agreement with Radiolinja (Eesti). Radiolinja (Eesti) later changed its name to Elisa.
On 7 January 2003 the Company signed a group-wide Partner agreement with mobilkom Austria.
As a result, Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia were added to the community. In April 2003 Og
Vodafone was introduced in the Icelandic market and in May 2003 Vodafone Italy (Omnitel
Pronto-Italia) was rebranded Vodafone Italy. On 21 July 2003 Lithuania was added to the
community, with the signing of a Partner Network agreement with Bitė.
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In February 2004 Vodafone signed a Partner Network Agreement with Luxembourg's LuxGSM
and a Partner Network Agreement with Cyta of Cyprus. Cyta agreed to rename its mobile phone
operations to Cytamobile-Vodafone. In April 2004 the Company purchased Singlepoint airtime
provider from John Caudwell (Caudwell Group) and approx 1.5million customers onto its base
for £405million, adding sites in Stoke on Trent (England) to existing sites in Newbury (HQ),
Birmingham, Warrington and Banbury. In November 2004 Vodafone introduced 3G services
into Europe.
In June 2005 the Company increased its participation in Romania's Connex to 99% and also
bought the Czech mobile operator Oskar. On 1 July 2005 Oskar of the Czech Republic was
rebranded as Oskar-Vodafone. Later that year on 17 October 2005 Vodafone Portugal launched a
revised logo, using new text designed by Dalton Maag, and a 3D version of the Speech mark
logo, but still retaining a red background and white writing (or vice versa). Also, various
operating companies started to drop the use of the SIM card pattern in the company logo. (The
rebranding of Oskar-Vodafone and Connex-Vodafone also does not use the SIM card pattern.) A
custom typeface by Dalton Maag (based on their font family InterFace) formed part of the new
identity.
On 28 October 2005 Connex in Romania was rebranded as Connex-Vodafone and on 31 October
2005 the Company reached an agreement to sell Vodafone Sweden to Telenor for approximately
€1 billion. After the sale, Vodafone Sweden became a Partner Network. In December 2005
Vodafone won an auction to buy Turkey's second-largest mobile phone company, Telsim, for
$4.5 billion. In December 2005 Vodafone Spain became the second member of the group to
adopt the revised logo: it was phased in over the following six months in other countries.
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In 2006 the Company rebranded its Stoke-on-Trent site as Stoke Premier Centre, a centre of
expertise for the company dealing with Customer Care for its higher value customers, technical
support, sales and credit control. All cancellations and upgrades started to be dealt with by this
call centre. On 5 January 2006 Vodafone announced the completion of the sale of Vodafone
Sweden to Telenor. On February 2006 the Company closed its Birmingham Call Centre. In 1
February 2006 Oskar Vodafone became
Vodafone Czech Republic, adopting the revised logo and on 22 February 2006 the Company
announced that it was extending its footprint to Bulgaria with the signing of Partner Network
Agreement with Mobiltel, which is part of mobilkom Austria group.
On 12 March 2006 former chief, Sir Christopher Gent, who was appointed the honorary post
Chairman for Life in 2003, quits following rumours of boardroom rifts. In April 2006 the
Company announced that it has signed an extension to its Partner Network Agreement with
BITE Group, enabling its Latvian subsidiary "BITE Latvija" to become the latest member of
Vodafone's global partner community. Also in April 2006 Vodafone Sweden changed its name
to Telenor Sverige AB and Connex-Vodafone became Vodafone Romania, also adopting the
new logo. On 30 May 2006 Vodafone announced the biggest loss in British corporate history
(£14.9 billion) and plans to cut 400 jobs; it reported one-off costs of £23.5 billion due to the
revaluation of its Mannesmann subsidiary. On 24 July 2006 the respected head of Vodafone
Europe, Bill Morrow, quit unexpectedly and on 25 August 2006 the Company announced the
sale of its 25% stake in Belgium's Proximus for €2 billion. After the deal, Proximus was still part
of the community as a Partner Network. Vodafone Iceland and on 19 December 2006 the
Company announced the sale of its 25% stake in Switzerland's Swisscom for CHF4.25 billion
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(£1.8 billion). After the deal, Swisscom would still be part of the community as a Partner
Network. Finally in December 2006 the Company completed the acquisition of Aspective, an
enterprise applications systems integrator in the UK, signaling Vodafone's intent to grow a
significant presence and revenues in the ICT marketplace.
Early in January 2007 Telsim in Turkey adopted Vodafone dual branding as Telsim Vodafone
and on 1 April 2007 Telsim Vodafone Turkey dropped its original brand and became Vodafone
Turkey. On 1 May 2007 Vodafone added Jersey and Guernsey to the community, as Airtel was
signed as Partner Network in both crown dependencies. In June 2007 the Vodafone live! Mobile
Internet portal in the UK was relaunched. Front page was now charged for and previously
"bundled" data allowance was removed from existing contract terms. All users were given access
to the "full" web rather than a Walled Garden and Vodafone became the first mobile network to
focus an entire media campaign on its newly launched mobile Internet portal in the UK. On 1
August 2007 Vodafone Portugal launched Vodafone Messenger, a service with Windows Live
Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger.
On 17 April 2008 Vodafone extended its footprint to Serbia as VIP mobile was added to the
community as a Partner Network and on 20 May 2008 the Company added VIP Operator as a
Partner Network thereby extending the global footprint to Macedonia. In May 2008 Kall of the
Faroe Islands rebranded as Vodafone Faroe Islands.
On 30 October 2008, the company announced a strategic, non-equity partnership with MTS
group of Russia. The agreement adds Russia, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
to the group footprint.
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2.4 About VODAFONE
Today, in India, becomes Vodafone. Now, the pink color logo of Hutch is replaced by
Vodafone corporate red colored one.
In 2005-06, the Orange brand in Mumbai was phased out to introduce (now Vodafone). The
company also changed the colors of its logo from orange to pink and then red.
After acquiring 67 per cent of stake (around Rs. 250 crores) in ison Essar from Hong Kong-
based ison Whampoa, Vodafone is expecting to touch over 35 million customers across 400,000
shops and thousands of ’s own employees along with employees of its business associates.
Vice chairman, Ravi Ruia, Vodafone, said “We’ve had a good innings as in India and today
marks a new beginning for us, not as a departure from the fundamentals that created , but an
acceleration into the future with Vodafone’s global expertise.”
Vodafone CEO, Marten Pieters of the Vodafone will be landing in India for the meeting that
would discuss branding exercise, expansion plans, spectrum requirements for its expanding
subscriber base and future plans.
Vodafone offers a host of premier value added services (VAS) including national and
international roaming in over 70 countries in over 160 networks, Wireless Application Protocol
(WAP), short message service, voice mail service, auto roam, fax and data, cricket updates, M-
banking, general information, tarot line, etc. The company launched WAP in Delhi in October
2000, much before its rival Bharti. It has 5000 WAP customers, as in December 2000. The
company has been a prime mover in introducing these value-added services in the Delhi circle.
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The values are stated simply. To be fair and transparent in what they do and how they do it. To
provide the quality services with more customer friendly practices. To make one’s
communications experience simple, pleasurable and fun. Where he doesn't simply get technology
- but technology that is relevant. Where solutions are not just promised in the future - but
delivered in the present.
CORE VALUES:
 We shall uphold the dignity of the individual.
 We shall honor all commitments.
 We shall be committed to Quality, Innovation and Growth in every endeavor
 We shall be responsible corporate citizens.
Accomplishments:
- Over the years, Vodafone , under the Hutch brand, has been named the ‘Most Respected
Telecom Company´, the ´Best Mobile Service in the country´ and the ´Most Creative and
Most Effective Advertiser of the Year´.
- Vodafone is the world´s leading international mobile communications group with
approximately 315 million proportionate customers as at 30 June 2009.
- Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around
40 partner networks worldwide
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- The Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with a balanced portfolio of assets
in the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Communications,
Shipping Ports & Logistics, and Projects.
- Essar employs more than 50,000 people across offices in Asia, Africa, Europe and the
Americas.
- The company now has operations across the country with over 78.68 million customers.
Services:
Staying connected becomes a lot easier with Vodafone. We have a wide range of services you
can access right from your Vodafone phone. From cell banking to flight updates to call
management services, get all that you want, instantly.
Prepaid services (latest):
- Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular service providers announced a new Bonus Card
25 for its prepaid customers in Punjab. With this new bonus card, Vodafone customers
can enjoy the benefit of unlimited national SMS at just 20paisa/SMS. The new bonus
card comes with 30 days validity.
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Rajiv Kohli, Chief Executive Officer, and Vodafone - Punjab said, “We have always aimed
to provide value offering to our customers. The new Bonus Card 25 facilitates Vodafone
customers to stay connected with their loved ones across India at an economical rate.”
- Has introduced two new Bonus Cards. Bonus Card 17 and Bonus Card 27 come with one
month validity and are priced at Rs 17 and Rs 27 respectively. All Vodafone prepaid
customers including the lifelong customers in Kolkata and rest of Bengal can enjoy the
new Bonus Cards offer available across Stores and Ministores.
- ‘Lifelong Prepaid @Rs.46 plan’ for its prepaid customers in Kerala. This new prepaid
offer comes with lifetime validity and a talk time of Rs.5. Vodafone customers can make
local calls to all Vodafone numbers, other mobiles and landlines at Re 1 per minute and
all STD calls are at Rs1.50 per minute. Customers need to recharge with Rs 200
cumulative in 180 days to stay connected.
Postpaid services(latest):
- Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers has launched three new
monthly rental plans - Budget 500, Budget 750 and Budget 1000 - for its postpaid
customers in Kolkata and West Bengal. These Budget plans offer combinations of free
minutes over local and STD calls along with free local SMS. This offer is valid for new
and existing customers.
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Sridhar Rao, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone East Limited, said
“These budget plans will specially appeal to customers with high usage who can now manage
their mobile bills without compromising on talktime or SMS volume.”
- Announced a special offer for its customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Customers can now avail free VIP numbers with every new post paid connection. The
VIP numbers provide customers an option to choose a number of their preference from a
range of special Golden numbers that usually comes with a huge price tag.
Value added services:
Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, has announced a special offer for
Zoozoo fans across India. Vodafone customers can now get special oozoo DVDs from a
Vodafone Store and watch these adorable characters from Vodafone’s recent television
commercials as they live life’s little moments in their inimitable style. Vodafone Prepaid
customers can get the DVD through a recharge of above Rs 300 at the Vodafone Store.
Vodafone Postpaid customers can enroll for Direct Debit or activate Callertune or Vodafone
Alerts at the Vodafone store to get the Zoozoo DVD.
Dial 600 to activate:
To activate these values added services on your Vodafone phone simply dial 600 and access our
Interactive Voice Response system.
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SMS:
Message your family and friends through Vodafone SMS Services. It's convenient and
affordable. Communicate with cell phone users in over 100 countries and anywhere in India - by
sending and receiving text msg.
Pay just Rs. 1.50 per message for sending SMS anywhere across the country.
SMS Chat:
Now, you can chat on your Vodafone phone with as many people as you want. Its fun and as
simple as sending an SMS. Your identity will remain anonymous as your phone number is never
displayed during the chat. You can have your own profile and chat name.
You can also create your own chat rooms or chat in the different rooms that already exist
including: Teens, 20s, 30s, Office, Bollywood, Delhi.
All you have to do is type in your messages and send them to 2428. You will be charged Rs. 2
per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
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Vodafone Online:
Get all the useful information you need directly on your Vodafone phone - with Vodafone
Online. Including cricket, finance, entertainment, weather, astrology and more.
 Simply go to the Vodafone Online menu on your Vodafone
phone. If you do not see the Vodafone Online menu on your
phone, send HELP to 123. We will send you the list of keywords.
 Scroll to the topic on which you need information.
 Select the information and key input as requested on the screen.
You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming
messages are free.
MTNL Directory:
With this facility you can get to know the address and telephone no. of MTNL users.you will be
charged Rs.2 per outgoing message.
STD / ISD Codes:
You don't need to look up your diary or a phone directory to find out STD and ISD codes. You
can find it directly through your Vodafone phone.
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Ringtones & Logos:
Now you can change the ringtone on your Vodafone phone according to your moods. You can
download logos as well. With the Vodafone and Yahoo! tieup you have hundreds of tunes and
logos to choose from.
For every ringtone downloaded, you will charged Rs. 7.00 (including the cost of SMS sent). For
every logo/picture message downloaded, you will charged Rs. 3.00 (including the cost of SMS
sent).
Flash & Blink
Vodafone now offers you two exciting ways to send messages. You can make your message
flash directly on your recipient’s screen instead of the inbox. You can also highlight the
important parts of your message through blinks. So your text messages become not only more
visible, but more effective too.
You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
There are occasions when you may not want to take a call, or your Vodafone phone maybe busy
or simply unreachable. By paying a nominal monthly access fee, you can now retrieve your
messages at your convenience. Even if you are roaming, you can retrieve your messages from
your voice mailbox through a fixed line, anywhere on earth.
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Your Vodafone voicemail can
 Hold up over 17 messages at a time.
 Receive a message that lasts up to 90 seconds.
 Store a message for as long as you want.
 You can also record your voice signature and welcome
message.
Calling Line Identification
You can check your caller's telephone name and number on your phone screen whenever you
receive a call. This gives you the flexibility to either accept or reject an incoming call. This
service is also helpful in identifying your missed calls
You can access this service by just paying Rs. 49 per month, if you are a postpaid customer. This
service is absolutely free if you are a Vodafone Prepaid customer.
Itemized Billing
As a Vodafone Postpaid customer, you can choose to receive an itemized bill at the end of each
month. This is a detailed billing statement which helps you keep track of all your calls. Your
itemized bill includes:
 Origin of the call
 Destination of the call
 Duration of the call
 Toll charges
 Airtime and total charge
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Get your itemized bill.
 via post: Pay a monthly rental of 49 only.
 via e-mail: Pay just Rs. 19 per itemized bill.
Fax & Data Services
This service enables you to constantly keep in touch with your office, colleagues and information
sources. You can send or receive faxes and transmit data using your Vodafone phone anytime,
anywhere. Whether you are operating from home,
Hotels and airport lobbies.
At speeds of up to 9600 bps within the network or while roaming. You can even access the
Internet.
All you need is a handset compatible data card (PC Card) or a GSM Software, and a data chord
cable with a PC to set up a mobile office.
You can also opt for either Vodafone Fax or Vodafone Data services independently.
Your Vodafone fax number can help you differentiate between incoming voice calls and fax
transmissions. You can also send and receive faxes anywhere on earth with your Vodafone
phone
By opting for the Vodafone Data Services you can access e-mail, databases and the Internet. All
on your single incoming data number.
Charges to activate the Vodafone Fax and Data service, you just need to pay a one-time
activation fee of Rs 500. To access the Fax service, the fee is Rs. 250. The usage charges are
nominal at Re 1 per minute.
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Call Management Services
There may be occasions when you need to conference with up to six people at a time or talk to
just two. Or you are speaking to someone and want to forward an incoming call to another
phone. With your Vodafone phone, you can do this and more. Vodafonehelps you manage your
calls effortlessly so that you stay in control of your conversations, always.
Voice Response
Get your Vodafone phone to respond directly to your commands. Custom designed to recognize
Indian voices and accents, the Voice Response service makes your life more convenient. You
can get the latest updates on news, stocks, cricket and your horoscope. Airtime charges will be
Rs.6 per minute (1 minute pulse).
Voice Messaging
Voice Messaging has become even more affordable. You can now send voice messages to
cellular phones as well as fixed telephone lines in USA or Canada for just Rs.3.95 per min* (as
against Rs.4.95 per min earlier).
Voice messages within India across select networks will cost you Rs. .95 per min only. Also,
recipients of the cellular Voice Messaging service have the option of replying back to the
messages, which get returned back as return Voice Mail messages, facilitating two-way (though
not simultaneous) voice communication.
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Yahoo! Messenger For SMS
You do not have to wait to get a PC to use the Yahoo! Messenger. With the exclusive Vodafone-
Yahoo! tie-up, you can easily get connected through your Vodafone phone.This unique
messenger comes with a lot of exciting features. You can connect with all Yahoo! Messenger
users, send, receive and reply to instant messages, view and manage your friend list and also
manage authorization requests. All this and more just by using SMS. You will be charged Rs. 2
per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
Cell Banking
Vodafone now puts the bank in your pocket with Cell Banking. Access your bank account and
transact directly on your Vodafone phone by sending text messages.
The first of its kind in India, this service enables you to conduct your banking without having to
visit the bank or making a call.
You can do Cell Banking from over 90 countries worldwide.
You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
Roaming
Now you can always stay connected, no matter where you are. With the Vodafone Roaming
facility, you can use your Vodafone phone in over 100 countries worldwide and over 1000 cities,
towns and highways across India. Vodafone Roaming makes life easy and convenient for you.
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Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, today announced significant
reduction in international roaming rates for its Postpaid customers traveling to South Africa
during the upcoming DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. Vodafone is the
official partner to DLF IPL 2014
One number across the globe
Your Vodafone phone number and PIN number remains the same whether you are in Delhi,
Chandigarh, London, Paris or anywhere else in the world.
National and International Roaming on Vodafone Prepaid
Roaming on Vodafone Prepaid gives you the most extensive coverage in over 1000 cities, towns
and highways across India, and in over 100 countries around the world. Enjoy Roaming on your
Vodafone Prepaid card and stay in touch wherever you go.
Yahoo! Mail For SMS
You can now directly access your email account on Yahoo! Mail on your Vodafone phone.
What’s more, you do not need a WAP enabled handset for this service as it is based on SMS. So
gain freedom from your PC and access your Yahoo! mails anytime, anywhere on your Vodafone
phone. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
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WAP
With WAP, you can have the Internet directly in your pocket. So if you are looking for quick and
easy delivery of information and services, your Vodafone phone can show it all. Use it to check
out news, finance, shopping, entertainment, travel, entertainment and city service information
etc. To access this service all you need is a WAP enabled handset and WAP services activated on
your Vodafone phone. This service comes to you at a nominal charge of Re. 1 per minute (1 min
pulse).
Group Messaging
Party invitations, movie outings, festive greetings... whatever be the occasion, you can send your
message to all your friends at one go!
With Group Messaging from Vodafone, you can thus save yourself the bother of painstakingly
sending your message to one person at a time whether you are on Vodafone Prepaid or Postpaid.
Vodafone 4 help
Vodafone4help now lets you take advantage of a lot more services than before. You can connect
to the nearest fire brigade or mechanic or florist or even order a pizza. If you are stranded in the
middle of the road, or if you you need immediate medical attention or if you are looking for a
police station close by, Vodafone4help gives you instant access to your nearest source of help,
anywhere in Delhi or the NCR.
All the help services are charged@Rs.6/min. while for police and fire help only local airtime
charge is applicable.
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2.5 Specialservices by VODAFONE
1. Unlimited calls
2. Unlimited network
3. Mid night offers(Recharge & Internet pack)
4. SMS
5. Bill payment
6. Prepaid service (latest)
7. Post paid service (latest)
8. Voice mail chat ( 90 pice per minute)
9. Voice messege
10. Yahoo! Messenger For SMS
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CHAPTER III
3.1 Researchmethodology
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Introduction:
“Marketing research means the systematic gathering, recording, analyzing of data about
problems relating to the marketing of goods and services”
METHODOLOGY ADOPTED:
Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problem. Here we study the
various steps generally adopted by the researcher in studying the research methods to continue a
part of research methodology.
In this research, both Primary and Secondary data taken into consideration. The project would be
executed through primary data i.e. questionnaires, discussion with various age groups of
employee, information from other group of companies, internet data’s.
Primary data: - This is those, which are collected as fresh and for the first Time, and
thus happen to be original in character. There are many ways of data collection of
primary data like questionnaire, observation method, interview method, through
schedules, pantry Reports, distributors audit, consumer panel etc.
Secondary data: - These are those data, which are not collected afresh and are used
earlier also and thus they cannot be considered as original in character. There are many
ways of data collection of secondary data like publications of the state and central govt.,
website, journals, companies reports, reports prepared by researchers, reports of various
associations connected with business, Industries, banks etc. For this project secondary
data was taken from company’s reports and websites.
3.2 Researchdesign
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RESEARCH DESIGN:
1. Type of research: Descriptive research design
2. Sources of data: Primary Data & Secondary Data
3. Primary Data – Questionnaire
4. Secondary Data – Websites
5. Data collection method: Survey Method,Questionnare
6. Survey Instrument: Questionnaire (Closed and Open Ended)
7. Method of communication: Collect the data through survey of the
employees in the organization
8. Sample size: 100 Employees
9. Sample unit: Here the researcher has randomly selected the respondents
of the New Delhi.
10. Sampling Design: Convenient sampling (sample collection)
3.3 SWOT Analysis
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SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying
the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors
that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective. The technique is credited to Albert
Humphrey, who led a research project at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970s using data
from Fortune 500 companies.
Internal
Strengths Weaknesses
Leadership Position
Global Brand Strength
High Geographical reach
Centralized Control – Low
Flexibility
High Consumer churn rates
External
Opportunities Threats
Expanding marketing boundaries
Growth through 3G
Strategic Alliances
Increased Competition
Market saturation in Europe
Emergencies of Low cost
Brands
SWOT ANALYSIS OF VODAFONE
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Strengths:
The main strength of Vodafone within the telecommunications market lies in its brand
image and recognition. Vodafone, having established a global presence and having invested
highly in marketing a differentiated image by promoting a Vodafone life style, currently enjoys a
differentiating advantage that, if exploited properly, can offer a lead in competition. The
presence of Vodafone in numerous countries within Europe as well as in all part of the world
enhances this image. It allows customers to travel and enjoy easily the services of their home
country operator. In the few countries that Vodafone is not physically present (e.g. Norway) it
has well established strategic alliances which allow for a better service of mobile clients.
Weaknesses:
The expansion of Vodafone has been completed at the expense of direct control of its
operations. The company grew through a process of acquisitions of national telecommunications
companies rather than organic growth. This increased its subscribers’ base quickly, offering
direct market knowledge and immediate additions of customer bases at the expense of direct
effective control of the subsidiaries. At the same time though, it implicitly imposed a centralized
operational structure for the group, nominating the UK headquarters as the leading business unit
running a much centralised marketing and handset procurement at group level. Due to the highly
saturated Western European market this has resulted in an increase in the price elasticity of
demand, with consumers becoming continuously price oriented. This has resulted in high
customer churn rates reaching the level of 32.8% in the UK compared to O2’s 24%.
Opportunities:
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The telecommunications market, even though highly saturated in some regions offers
great potential due to the ageing population and the sophistication of the consumers. It offers
great opportunities through a careful market segmentation and exploitation of particular
profitable segments. Different strategies should be pursued – simple phones and simplified
pricing plans to the ageing population and more updated, sophisticated solutions for younger
generations. The expanding Boundaries of the market could provide further opportunities by
allowing Vodafone to enter more aggressively into fixed‐line service and to better enjoy the
benefits of its high investment in 3G technology. Moreover the company has undertaken its first
steps in establishing strategic alliances to develop customized solutions for end‐users: Vodafone
recently announced two new partnerships, one with supermarket group ASDA to launch an
ASDA branded mobile service in the UK, and another with electrical retailer DSG International
to provide mobile solutions to small businesses. This could further be enhanced to avoid being a
late‐entrant in this new method of distribution which offers access to a wide potential customer
base.
Threats:
The European part of Vodafone’s market is characterized by existing high levels of
competition. Major brands such as O2 and T‐Mobile are exploiting the price sensitivity of
customers and in this way they are building a stronger image and presence in the market. Indirect
competition is also increasing further, through the presence of Skype and other related (not only
voice) Internet‐based services.
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CHAPTER IV
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4. ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Data analysis and interpretation
Data Analysis and Interpretation
After all the above steps are completed now the important step is data analyzing and
interpretation. For this there are various analytical and statistical tools. Some of these tools are
Percentage, Average, Dispersion, Co-relation, Co-efficient, etc.
Q1) Do you have a mobile phone?
Purpose:
The main purpose of this question is to know how many respondents use mobile phone.
Interpretation:
93% of the respondents are have a mobile phone while 7% of the respondents do not have
a mobile phone.
93%
7%
Yes
No
Suggestions Yes No
No. of respondents 93 7
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Q2) Are you aware about telecommunications services?
Purpose:
The main purpose behind this question is to know about the awareness of respondents regarding
different telecommunications services and also to know about which
telecommunication(operator’s) service they use.
Interpretation:
95% of the respondents are aware about telecommunications services while 5% are not
aware.
Suggestions Yes No
No. of respondents 95 5
95%
5%
Yes
No
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Which operator’s service do you use?
Interpretation
Major respondents using mobile are enjoying Vodafone services. 16% of the respondents use
Airtel, 6% respondents use Idea while 12%, 4% and 2% respondents use Reliance, BSNL and
Tata Indicom respectively.
54%
18%
10%
13%
3% 2%
Vodafone
Airtel
Idea
Reliance
BSNL
Tata Indicom
Operator’s service name No. of respondents
Vodafone 87
Airtel 29
Idea 17
Reliance 21
BSNL 5
Tata Indicom 3
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Q3) Are you aware about Vodafone?
Purpose:
The purpose behind this question is to know about the awareness of Vodafone among all
the respondents.
Interpretation:
Here 87% of respondents are aware about Vodafone Services.
Series 1
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Yes No
No. of respondents 87 13
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Q4) From which source you came to know about Vodafone?
Purpose:
The purpose behind this question is to know from which source the respondents came to
know about Vodafone
Interpretation:
36% of the respondents are aware about Vodafone through Advertisements, 29% are aware
because of Hoardings while 20% and 15% of the respondents are aware because of Newspapers
and Mouth Publicity respectively.
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52
35
26
Advertisements
Hoardings
Newspapers
Mouth Publicity
Sources No. of respondents
Advertisements 63
Hoardings 52
Newspapers 35
Mouth Publicity 26
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Q5) Since how long you are using Vodafone Services?
Purpose:
The purpose behind this question is to know about the usage time of Vodafone customers
i.e. since how long they are using Vodafone services.
Interpretation:
Major Respondents using Vodafone are old customers. 39% of the respondents use
Vodafone services from past more than 1 year while the lowest is 14% respondents using
Vodafone services less than 1 month.
12
19
22
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0 10 20 30 40
Less than 1 month
2-6 months
6-12 months
More than 1 year
No. of respondents
Time period No. of respondents
Less than 1 month 12
2-6 months 19
6-12 months 22
More than 1 year 34
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Q6) Which of the following services do you use of Vodafone?
Purpose:
The purpose behind this question is to know which services do the Vodafone customer
use, Pre-Paid or Post-Paid.
Interpretation:
84% of the respondents use pre-paid services while only 16% of the respondents use post-
paid services.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Pre-paid
Post-paid
73
14
Series1
Services No. of respondents
Pre-Paid 73
Post-paid 14
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Q7) Which services are more helpful to you while using Vodafone Services?
Purpose:
The purpose behind this question is to know which services are more helpful to the
respondent while using Vodafone.
Interpretation:
Here major Respondents are youngsters so they mainly use SMS services of Vodafone. 37% of
the respondents use Vodafone for SMS services while only 14% of the respondents use
Vodafone for Value Added Services.
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48
36
19
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Call Rates SMS services Network Value Added
services
No. Of respondents
Services No. of respondents
Call Rates 27
SMS Rates 48
Network 36
Value Added Services 19
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Q8) Do you call at customer care?
Purpose:
The purpose of this question is to know how many times and how often the respondents
call at customer care of Vodafone.
Interpretation:
87% of the respondent calls at customer care while 13% respondents do not call at customer
care.
0
20
40
60
80
Yes
No
76
11
Series1
Suggestions Yes No
No. of respondents 76 11
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Q(9)If yes, how often you call at customer care?
Interpretation
Major respondents here call customer care occasionally. 31% respondents respondents call
customer care once a month while 16% and 7% of respondents call once a week and daily
respectively.
5
12
24
35
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
No. of respondents
Time Period No. of respondents
Daily 5
Once a week 12
Once a month 24
Occasionally 35
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Q9) For what reason you call at customer care?
Purpose:
The main purpose of this question is to know the reason of the respondents regarding
calling at customer care.
Interpretation:
34% of respondents call at customer care for complaining purpose while 30%, 19% and
17% of respondents call customer care for other queries, information regarding new schemes and
value added services respectively.
0 20 40 60
Value Added Services
Information regarding new
schemes
Complaining
Other queries
21
23
42
36
No. of Respondents
Reasons No. of respondents
Value Added Services 21
Information regarding new schemes 23
Complaining 42
Other queries 36
50
Q10) Rate the following on the basis of your satisfaction.
Services Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
Network 31 29 17 7 3
SMS Rates 6 19 35 24 3
New schemes and
offers
3 14 27 33 10
Customer Care 6 32 29 15 5
Recharge Outlets 12 28 31 14 2
Call Rates 2 20 43 19 3
Value Added
Services
9 24 29 19 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
Network SMS rates New
schemes
and offers
Customer
Care
Recharge
outlets
Call rates value
added
service
Services
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
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Network:
Purpose:
The purpose of this analysis is to know the perspective of the customers of Vodafone
regarding network service.
Interpretation:
Here major respondents are satisfy with the network coverage. 36% of the respondents
are rate the Vodafone’s network excellent, 33% rate it very good, 20% rate it farely good while
8% and 3% rate it average and poor.
36%
33%
20%
8%
3%
Network
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
Service Excellent Very
Good
Fairly
Good
Average Poor
Network 31 29 17 7 3
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SMS Rates:
Purpose:
The purpose of this analysis is to know the perspective of the customers of vodafone
regarding Rates of SMS.
Inte
rpr
etation:
Here major respondents are not much satisfied with the SMS rates of Vodafone as major
respondents are youngsters. 7% of respondents rate it excellent, 22% rate it very good, 40% rate
it fairly good, 28% rate it average, 3% rate it poor.
New Schemes and Offers:
7%
22%
40%
28%
3%
SMS Rates
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
SMS Rates 6 19 35 24 3
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Purpose:
The main purpose of this analysis is to the respondent’s perspective related to the new
schemes and offers provided by Vodafone.
Inte
pretation:
Here major respondents are not much satisfied with new schemes and offers of Vodafone.
38% respondents rate new schemes and offers as average, 31% respondents rate it as fairly good,
16% rate it as very good while 12% and 3% rate it as poor and excellent respectively.
Customer Care:
3%
16%
31%
38%
12%
New schemes and offers
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
New schemes
and offers
3 14 27 33 10
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Purpose:
The main purpose of this analysis is to know about the satisfaction of customer care
service provided by Vodafone to their customers.
Interpretation:
Customer care service of Vodafone is better compared to some of the other services. 37%
respondents rate it as very good, 33% rate it as fairly good, 17% rate it as average, and 6% and
7% rate it as poor and excellent respectively.
Recharge Outlets:
7%
37%
33%
17%
6%
CustomerCare
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
Customer Care 6 32 29 15 5
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Purpose:
The purpose behind this analysis is to know about the satisfaction of the Vodafone
customers regarding recharge outlets.
Interpretation:
Recharge outlets of Vodafone are majorly rated on fairly good and very good basis. 36% of the
respondents rate it as fairly good, 32% rate it as very good, 16% rate it as average, 14% rate it
excellent and 2% respondents rate it as poor.
Call Rates:
14%
32%
36%
16%
2%
18%
Recharge Outlets
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
Recharge Outlets 12 28 31 14 2
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Purpose:
The purpose behind this analysis is to know about the perception of vodafone customers
regarding different call rates.
Interpretation:
Major percentage of respondents are not happy with the call rates of Vodafone. 49% of
respondents rate call rates of vodafone as fairly good, 23% rate it as very good, 22% rate it as
average while 4% and 2% respondent rate it as poor and excellent respectively.
0
10
20
30
40
50
Excellent Very
Good
Fairly
Good
Average Poor
2
20
43
19
3
Call Rates
Call rates
Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
Call Rates 2 20 43 19 3
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Value Added Services: Purpose:
The purpose behind this analysis is to know about the perception of vodafone customers
regarding Value Added Services.
Interpretation:
Value added services of Vodafone are quite feasible as compared to some of the other
services. 33% respondents rate it as fairly good, 28% rate it as very good, 22% rate it as average
while 10% and 7% rate it as excellent and poor respectively.
10%
28%
33%
22%
7%
Value Added Service
Excellent
Very Good
Fairly Good
Average
Poor
Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
Value Added
Services
9 24 29 19 6
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Q12) Why you are not using Vodafone Services?
Purpose:
The purpose of this question is to know why other respondents do not use Vodafone
services.
Interpretation:
6 don’t use Vodafone services because of high prices. 3 respondents don’t use Vodafone
services because of poor services while 2 respondents each don’t use vodafone services because
of lack of awareness and poor network.
16%
46%
23%
15%
Lack of awareness
High Prices
Poor services
Poor Network
Reasons No. of respondents
Lack of awareness 2
High Prices 6
Poor Services 3
Poor Network 2
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Q13) Would you like to recommend Vodafone to others?
Purpose:
The purpose of this question is to know the recommendations of the respondents towards
Vodafone, whether they would like to recommend the Vodafone services to others or not.
Interpretation:
90% of the Vodafone customers would like to recommend Vodafone services to others
while 10% of the Vodafone Customers won’t recommend to others.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Yes
No
78
9
Series1
Suggestions Yes No
No. of respondents 78 9
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4.2 Customer satisfaction
Introduction:
Customer satisfaction, a business term, is a measure of how products and services supplied by a
company meet or surpass customer expectation. It is seen as a key performance indicator within
business and is part of the four perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard.
In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers, customer satisfaction is
seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy.
There is a substantial body of empirical literature that establishes the benefits of customer
satisfaction for firms.
Measuring customer satisfaction
Organizations are increasingly interested in retaining existing customers while targeting non-
customers; measuring customer satisfaction provides an indication of how successful the
organization is at providing products and/or services to the marketplace.
Customer satisfaction is an ambiguous and abstract concept and the actual manifestation of the
state of satisfaction will vary from person to person and product/service to product/service. The
state of satisfaction depends on a number of both psychological and physical variables which
correlate with satisfaction behaviors such as return and recommend rate. The level of satisfaction
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can also vary depending on other options the customer may have and other products against
which the customer can compare the organization's products.
Because satisfaction is basically a psychological state, care should be taken in the effort of
quantitative measurement, although a large quantity of research in this area has recently been
developed. Work done by Berry, Brodeur between 1990 and 1998 defined ten 'Quality Values'
which influence satisfaction behavior, further expanded by Berry in 2002 and known as the ten
domains of satisfaction. These ten domains of satisfaction include: Quality, Value, Timeliness,
Efficiency, Ease of Access, Environment, Inter-departmental Teamwork, Front line Service
Behaviors, Commitment to the Customer and Innovation. These factors are emphasized for
continuous improvement and organizational change measurement and are most often utilized to
develop the architecture for satisfaction measurement as an integrated model. Work done by
Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry between 1985 and 1988 provides the basis for the
measurement of customer satisfaction with a service by using the gap between the customer's
expectation of performance and their perceived experience of performance. This provides the
measurer with a satisfaction "gap" which is objective and quantitative in nature. Work done by
Cronin and Taylor propose the "confirmation/disconfirmation" theory of combining the "gap"
described by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry as two different measures (perception and
expectation of performance) into a single measurement of performance according to expectation.
According to Garbrand, customer satisfaction equals perception of performance divided by
expectation of performance.
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The usual measures of customer satisfaction involve a survey with a set of statements using a
Likert Technique or scale. The customer is asked to evaluate each statement and in term of their
perception and expectation of performance of the organization being measured.
Vodafone had highest customer satisfaction index in 2018
Lisbon, 25 August 2018 - Vodafone obtained the highest customer satisfaction index in the
telecommunications sector in 2018, according to annual results published by Anacom. Vodafone
achieved a satisfaction index of 74.4 (on a scale of 0 to 100), the highest score of all the
companies in the Portuguese telecommunications market and considerably above the sector
average of 67.6.
In the report published by Anacom, Vodafone is ranked in first place in all the indicators
included in the survey: Satisfaction with the operator, Image that customers have of the operator,
Customer Expectations, Perceived Quality of the operator's network and services, Perceived
Value for Money, Complaints received and their handling, and Loyalty of customers to their
operator.
In the Perceived Quality indicator, Vodafone obtained a score of 8.3 points for overall quality,
way ahead of the scores of the other two operators (both obtained 7.7 points). Vodafone comes
top in all the indicators for perceived quality of network and services: technical quality of the
network (8.2 points); customer service and advice capability (7.6 points); quality (8.2 points),
diversity (8.0 points) and reliability (7.9 points) of products and services offered; clarity and
transparency of information supplied (7.8 points); network coverage (7.9 points) and clarity and
transparency of price plans (7.9 points).
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Similarly, in the indicators measuring the Image of mobile operators, Vodafone comes top in the
five categories analyzed (on a scale of 1 to 10): 'It is a reliable company in terms of what it says
and what it does' (8.1 points); 'It is stable and well established in the market' (8.8 points); 'It
contributes positively to society' (7.5 points); 'It cares about its customers' (7.6 points); and 'It is
innovative and forward looking' (8.5 points).
The methodology used in the ECSI Portugal 2009 survey (ECSI – European Customer
Satisfaction Index) is similar to that used by the European Commission to survey customer
satisfaction in 25 Member States, enabling comparisons to be made between the results obtained
in each country.
The ECSI Portugal 2011 Communications survey was carried out by the Higher Institute of
Statistics and Information Management at Lisbon's New University in partnership with the
Portuguese Quality Institute and the Portuguese Quality Association, with sponsorship from
Anacom.
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CHAPTER V
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5. FINDINGS, SUGGESSION AND CONCLUSION
5.1 Findings
FINDINGS
 93% of the respondents are have a mobile phone while 7% of the respondents do not have
a mobile phone.
 100% of the respondents are aware about telecommunications services.
 16% of the respondents use Airtel, 6% respondents use Idea while 12%, 4% and 2%
respondents use Reliance, BSNL and Tata Indicom respectively.
 100% of respondents are aware about Vodafone Services.
 36% of the respondents are aware about Vodafone through Advertisements, 29% are
aware because of Hoardings while 20% and 15% of the respondents are aware because of
Newspapers and Mouth Publicity respectively.
 39% of the respondents use Vodafone services from past more than 1 year while the
lowest is 14% respondents using Vodafone services less than 1 month.
 84% of the respondents use pre-paid services while only 16% of the respondents use
post-paid services.
 37% of the respondents use Vodafone for SMS services while only 14% of the
respondents use Vodafone for Value Added Services.
 87% of the respondent calls at customer care while 13% respondents do not call at
customer care.
 31% respondents respondents call customer care once a month while 16% and 7% of
respondents call once a week and daily respectively.
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5.2 Suggetions
Following are some of the suggestions given by the researcher so that Vodafone can serve people
and its customers in an improved way:
 Vodafone should decrease call rates for local users.
 Vodafone should provide more offers to Post-Paid customers so that the number of Post-
Paid customers increase.
 Vodafone should bring introduce some new SMS schemes for the youngsters.
 Vodafone should introduce more schemes and offers.
 Vodafone should provide more schemes and offers to its old customers.
 Vodafone should decrease call rates of STD and ISD.
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5.3 Questionnaire
QUESTIONER
Q1) Do you have a mobile phone?
o Yes
o No
Q2) Are you aware about telecommunications service?
o Yes
o No
If yes, then which operator’s Service do you use?
o Vodafone
o Airtel
o Idea
o Reliance
o BSNL
o Tata Indicom ( If not Vodafone then go to Q12 )
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Q3) Are you aware about Vodafone?
o Yes
o No (If No, then go to Q11 )
Q4) From which source you came to know about Vodafone?
o Advertisement
o Hoardings
o Newspapers
o Mouth Publicity
Q5) Since how long you are using Vodafone services?
o Less than 1 month
o 2-6 months
o 6-12 months
o More than 1 year
Q6) Which of the following services do you use of Vodafone?
o Pre-paid
o Post-paid
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Q7) Which services are more helpful to you while using Vodafone services?
o Call rates
o SMS service
o Network
o Value Added Services
Q8) Dou you call at customer care?
o Yes
o No
If yes, how often you call at customer care?
o Daily
o Once a week
o Once a month
o Occasionally
Q9) For what reason you call at customer care?
o Value added services
o Information regarding new schemes
o Other queries
o Complaining
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Q10) Rate the following services on the basis of your satisfaction.
Services Excellent Very
Good
Fairly
good
Average Poor
Network
SMS rates
New schemes and
offers
Customer Care
Recharge outlets
Call Rates
Value Added Services
Q11) What makes you unaware about Vodafone?
o Less Advertisements
o Less Publicity
o Others
(If others then mention ________________________)
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Q12) Why you are not using Vodafone services?
o Lack of awareness (Multi-choice)
o High Prices
o Poor Services
o Poor network
Q13) Would you like to recommend Vodafone to others?
o Yes
o No
Q14) Give your suggestions to help in serve you better.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Name: ________________
Age: ___ years
Sex: Male/Female
Contact no.: ___________
Signature: __________
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5.4 Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Websites:
 http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_relations/news/local_press_releases/portugal/p
ortugal_press_release/vodafone_had_highest.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_satisfaction
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutch_(Indian_cellular_company)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone
 http://bora.nhh.no/bitstream/2330/1919/1/Saplitsa%202013.pdf
 www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=606658
 www.iimcal.ac.in/community/consclub/reports/telecom.pdf

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  • 1. 1 Chapter No Particulars Page No I INTRODUCTION OF STUDY 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Objective of study 5 1.3 Scopeof study 6 1.4 Limitation of study 7 II ABOUT THE COMPANY 2.1 Company profile 9 2.2 Mission, Vission 2.3 History 2.4 About VODAFONE 2.5 Special service by VODAFONE III METHODOLOGY 3.1Research Methodology 3.2 Research Design 3.3 SWOT Analysis IV ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION 4.1 Data analysis and interpretation 4.2 Customer satisfaction V FINDINGS, SUGGESSIONAND CONCLUSION 5.1 Findings 5.2 Suggestions 5.3 Questionnaire 5.4 Bibliography
  • 3. 3 I INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 INTRODUCTION "Telecommunications is the backbone of our future economy. International competitiveness increasingly depends on the development of a telecommunications infrastructure that is compatible with international standards" The cellular industry all over the world has been witnessing very high growth rates in subscriber base in recent years. For developing countries in particular, cellular services are becoming a very significant proportion of the overall telecom infrastructure. The mechanics of competition within this market involve complex feedback effects between individual service providers and with their operating environment, and these forces play an important role in governing the growth of this industry. The Indian telecommunications sector has undergone a major process of transformation because of significant Government policy reforms during the recent years. The New Telecom Policy, 1999 focused on creating an ideal environment for investment, establishing communication infrastructure by leveraging on technological development and providing affordable telecom services to all. These objectives of the policies have resulted in rapid growth of subscribers and lower tariffs. We believe that with these major initiatives of the Government, the mobile market in India will have a promising future In a country like India which is not yet telephone-saturated and the ongoing changes in related areas are resulting in a rapidly changing profile of users, providers and their respective needs, continuous revision of the telecom policy is imperative. Given the emerging new technologies and the integrating economies there must be fairness among competitors.
  • 4. 4 The tele-density in India is about four per hundred people in respect of the fixed telephones and a little less than one in respect of the mobile telephony. The low densities are not because there is no need for a telephone but because of its high cost that many cannot afford that one. The situation here is nothing but holding true of the “law of demand”.
  • 5. 5 1.2 Objective of study: Following are the main objective to study about the customer satisfaction on Vodafone.  To study telecommunication industry.  To study the company profile of Vodafone.  To study customer satisfaction of Vodafone.  To study various Marketing activities provided by Vodafone.  To study the various services provided by Vodafone.  To know the expectation of Vodafone Customers.
  • 6. 6 1.3 Scope of study There are many benefits related to take this study. Some of the benefits of taking this study are as follows:  By analyzing this information, the company would be able to better design schemes & services & target right prospects’ needs & wants.  More people will get aware about Vodafone that will increase profit level of Vodafone.  This study helps to identify the behavior of consumer when there are no offers & schemes from Vodafone.
  • 7. 7 1.4 Limitation of study Certain limitations do creep in a research study due to constraints of the time, money and human efforts, the present study is also not free from certain limitation, which were unavoidable. Although all effort were taken to make the result of the work as accurate as possible as survey but the survey have following constraints. Here the researcher’s problems are:-  A number of customers are not satisfied with services, new schemes and offers.  A number of customers are not satisfied with the network coverage.  A number of customers are not satisfied with the current call rates of Vodafone.  A number of customers are not satisfied with the Free SMS schemes.  A number of customers are not satisfied with the service of customer care of Vodafone.
  • 9. 9 2. ABOUT THE COMPANY 2.1 Company profile Vodafone is a mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £150 billion (August 2018). Vodafone currently has operations in 25 countries and partner networks in a further 42 countries. The name Vodafone comes from Voice data fone, chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice and data services over mobile phones." As of 2018 Vodafone had an estimated 260 million customers in 25 markets across 5 continents. On this measure, it is the second largest mobile telecom group in the world behind China Mobile. In the United States, Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless.
  • 10. 10 2.2 Mission, Vission MISSION: Vodafone is primarily a user of technology rather than a developer of it, and this fact is reflected in the emphasis of our work program on enabling new applications of mobile communications, using new technology for new services, research for improving operational efficiency and quality of our networks, and providing technology vision and leadership that can contribute directly to business decisions. VISION: Our Vision is to be the world’s mobile communication leader – enriching customers’ lives, helping individuals, businesses and Communities be more connected in a mobile world.
  • 11. 11 1.3 History In 1982 Racal Electronics plc's subsidiary Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. won one of two UK cellular telephone network licenses. The network, known as Racal Vodafone was 80% owned by Racal, with Millicom and the Hambros Technology Trust owning 15% and 5% respectively. Vodafone was launched on 1 January 1985. Racal Strategic Radio was renamed Racal Telecommunications Group Limited in 1985. On 29 December 1986 Racal Electronics bought out the minority shareholders of Vodafone for GB£110 million. In September 1988 the company was again renamed Racal Telecom and on 26 October 1988 Racal Electronics floated 20% of the company. The flotation valued Racal Telecom at GB£1.7 billion On 16 September 1991 Racal Telecom was demerged from Racal Electronics as Vodafone Group. In July 1996 Vodafone acquired the two thirds of Talkland it did not already own for £30.6 million. On 19 November 1996, in a defensive move, Vodafone purchased Peoples Phone for £77 million, a 181 store chain whose customers were overwhelmingly using Vodafone's network. In a similar move the company acquired the 80% of Astec Communications that it did not own, a service provider with 21 stores. In 1997 Vodafone introduced its Speech mark logo, as it is a quotation mark in a circle; the O's in the Vodafone logotype are opening and closing quotation marks, suggesting conversation.
  • 12. 12 On 29 June 1999 Vodafone completed its purchase of AirTouch Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Vodafone Airtouch plc. Trading of the new company commenced on 30 June 1999. To approve the merger, Vodafone sold its 17.2% stake in E-Plus Mobilfunk. The acquisition gave Vodafone a 35% share of Mannesmann, owner of the largest German mobile network. On 21 September 1999 Vodafone agreed to merge its U.S. wireless assets with those of Bell Atlantic Corp to form Verizon Wireless. The merger was completed on 4 April 2000. In November 1999 Vodafone made an unsolicited bid for Mannesmann, which was rejected. Vodafone's interest in Mannesmann had been increased by the latter's purchase of Orange, the UK mobile operator. Chris Gent would later say Mannesmann's move into the UK broke a "gentleman's agreement" not to compete in each other's home territory. The hostile takeover provoked strong protest in Germany and a "titanic struggle" which saw Mannesmann resists Vodafone's efforts. However, on 3 February 2000 the Mannesmann board agreed to an increased offer of £112bn, then the largest corporate merger ever. The EU approved the merger in April 2000. The conglomerate was subsequently broken up and all manufacturing related operations sold off. On 28 July 2000 the Company reverted to its former name, Vodafone Group Plc. In April 2001 the first 3G voice call was made on Vodafone United Kingdom's 3G network. In 2001 the Company took over Eircell, then part of eircom in Ireland, and rebranded it as Vodafone Ireland. It then went on to acquire Japan's third-largest mobile operator J-Phone, which had introduced camera phones first in Japan.
  • 13. 13 On 17 December 2001 Vodafone introduced the concept of "Partner Networks" by signing TDC Mobil of Denmark. The new concept involved the introduction of Vodafone international services to the local market, without the need of investment by Vodafone. The concept would be used to extend the Vodafone brand and services into markets where it does not have stakes in local operators. Vodafone services would be marketed under the dual-brand scheme, where the Vodafone brand is added at the end of the local brand. (i.e., TDC Mobil-Vodafone etc.) In February 2002 Finland was added into the mobile community, as Radiolinja is signed as a Partner Network. Radiolinja later changed its named to Elisa. Later that year the Company rebranded Japan's J-sky mobile internet service as Vodafone live! and on 3 December 2002 the Vodafone brand was introduced in the Estonian market with signing of a Partner Network Agreement with Radiolinja (Eesti). Radiolinja (Eesti) later changed its name to Elisa. On 7 January 2003 the Company signed a group-wide Partner agreement with mobilkom Austria. As a result, Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia were added to the community. In April 2003 Og Vodafone was introduced in the Icelandic market and in May 2003 Vodafone Italy (Omnitel Pronto-Italia) was rebranded Vodafone Italy. On 21 July 2003 Lithuania was added to the community, with the signing of a Partner Network agreement with Bitė.
  • 14. 14 In February 2004 Vodafone signed a Partner Network Agreement with Luxembourg's LuxGSM and a Partner Network Agreement with Cyta of Cyprus. Cyta agreed to rename its mobile phone operations to Cytamobile-Vodafone. In April 2004 the Company purchased Singlepoint airtime provider from John Caudwell (Caudwell Group) and approx 1.5million customers onto its base for £405million, adding sites in Stoke on Trent (England) to existing sites in Newbury (HQ), Birmingham, Warrington and Banbury. In November 2004 Vodafone introduced 3G services into Europe. In June 2005 the Company increased its participation in Romania's Connex to 99% and also bought the Czech mobile operator Oskar. On 1 July 2005 Oskar of the Czech Republic was rebranded as Oskar-Vodafone. Later that year on 17 October 2005 Vodafone Portugal launched a revised logo, using new text designed by Dalton Maag, and a 3D version of the Speech mark logo, but still retaining a red background and white writing (or vice versa). Also, various operating companies started to drop the use of the SIM card pattern in the company logo. (The rebranding of Oskar-Vodafone and Connex-Vodafone also does not use the SIM card pattern.) A custom typeface by Dalton Maag (based on their font family InterFace) formed part of the new identity. On 28 October 2005 Connex in Romania was rebranded as Connex-Vodafone and on 31 October 2005 the Company reached an agreement to sell Vodafone Sweden to Telenor for approximately €1 billion. After the sale, Vodafone Sweden became a Partner Network. In December 2005 Vodafone won an auction to buy Turkey's second-largest mobile phone company, Telsim, for $4.5 billion. In December 2005 Vodafone Spain became the second member of the group to adopt the revised logo: it was phased in over the following six months in other countries.
  • 15. 15 In 2006 the Company rebranded its Stoke-on-Trent site as Stoke Premier Centre, a centre of expertise for the company dealing with Customer Care for its higher value customers, technical support, sales and credit control. All cancellations and upgrades started to be dealt with by this call centre. On 5 January 2006 Vodafone announced the completion of the sale of Vodafone Sweden to Telenor. On February 2006 the Company closed its Birmingham Call Centre. In 1 February 2006 Oskar Vodafone became Vodafone Czech Republic, adopting the revised logo and on 22 February 2006 the Company announced that it was extending its footprint to Bulgaria with the signing of Partner Network Agreement with Mobiltel, which is part of mobilkom Austria group. On 12 March 2006 former chief, Sir Christopher Gent, who was appointed the honorary post Chairman for Life in 2003, quits following rumours of boardroom rifts. In April 2006 the Company announced that it has signed an extension to its Partner Network Agreement with BITE Group, enabling its Latvian subsidiary "BITE Latvija" to become the latest member of Vodafone's global partner community. Also in April 2006 Vodafone Sweden changed its name to Telenor Sverige AB and Connex-Vodafone became Vodafone Romania, also adopting the new logo. On 30 May 2006 Vodafone announced the biggest loss in British corporate history (£14.9 billion) and plans to cut 400 jobs; it reported one-off costs of £23.5 billion due to the revaluation of its Mannesmann subsidiary. On 24 July 2006 the respected head of Vodafone Europe, Bill Morrow, quit unexpectedly and on 25 August 2006 the Company announced the sale of its 25% stake in Belgium's Proximus for €2 billion. After the deal, Proximus was still part of the community as a Partner Network. Vodafone Iceland and on 19 December 2006 the Company announced the sale of its 25% stake in Switzerland's Swisscom for CHF4.25 billion
  • 16. 16 (£1.8 billion). After the deal, Swisscom would still be part of the community as a Partner Network. Finally in December 2006 the Company completed the acquisition of Aspective, an enterprise applications systems integrator in the UK, signaling Vodafone's intent to grow a significant presence and revenues in the ICT marketplace. Early in January 2007 Telsim in Turkey adopted Vodafone dual branding as Telsim Vodafone and on 1 April 2007 Telsim Vodafone Turkey dropped its original brand and became Vodafone Turkey. On 1 May 2007 Vodafone added Jersey and Guernsey to the community, as Airtel was signed as Partner Network in both crown dependencies. In June 2007 the Vodafone live! Mobile Internet portal in the UK was relaunched. Front page was now charged for and previously "bundled" data allowance was removed from existing contract terms. All users were given access to the "full" web rather than a Walled Garden and Vodafone became the first mobile network to focus an entire media campaign on its newly launched mobile Internet portal in the UK. On 1 August 2007 Vodafone Portugal launched Vodafone Messenger, a service with Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. On 17 April 2008 Vodafone extended its footprint to Serbia as VIP mobile was added to the community as a Partner Network and on 20 May 2008 the Company added VIP Operator as a Partner Network thereby extending the global footprint to Macedonia. In May 2008 Kall of the Faroe Islands rebranded as Vodafone Faroe Islands. On 30 October 2008, the company announced a strategic, non-equity partnership with MTS group of Russia. The agreement adds Russia, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to the group footprint.
  • 17. 17 2.4 About VODAFONE Today, in India, becomes Vodafone. Now, the pink color logo of Hutch is replaced by Vodafone corporate red colored one. In 2005-06, the Orange brand in Mumbai was phased out to introduce (now Vodafone). The company also changed the colors of its logo from orange to pink and then red. After acquiring 67 per cent of stake (around Rs. 250 crores) in ison Essar from Hong Kong- based ison Whampoa, Vodafone is expecting to touch over 35 million customers across 400,000 shops and thousands of ’s own employees along with employees of its business associates. Vice chairman, Ravi Ruia, Vodafone, said “We’ve had a good innings as in India and today marks a new beginning for us, not as a departure from the fundamentals that created , but an acceleration into the future with Vodafone’s global expertise.” Vodafone CEO, Marten Pieters of the Vodafone will be landing in India for the meeting that would discuss branding exercise, expansion plans, spectrum requirements for its expanding subscriber base and future plans. Vodafone offers a host of premier value added services (VAS) including national and international roaming in over 70 countries in over 160 networks, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), short message service, voice mail service, auto roam, fax and data, cricket updates, M- banking, general information, tarot line, etc. The company launched WAP in Delhi in October 2000, much before its rival Bharti. It has 5000 WAP customers, as in December 2000. The company has been a prime mover in introducing these value-added services in the Delhi circle.
  • 18. 18 The values are stated simply. To be fair and transparent in what they do and how they do it. To provide the quality services with more customer friendly practices. To make one’s communications experience simple, pleasurable and fun. Where he doesn't simply get technology - but technology that is relevant. Where solutions are not just promised in the future - but delivered in the present. CORE VALUES:  We shall uphold the dignity of the individual.  We shall honor all commitments.  We shall be committed to Quality, Innovation and Growth in every endeavor  We shall be responsible corporate citizens. Accomplishments: - Over the years, Vodafone , under the Hutch brand, has been named the ‘Most Respected Telecom Company´, the ´Best Mobile Service in the country´ and the ´Most Creative and Most Effective Advertiser of the Year´. - Vodafone is the world´s leading international mobile communications group with approximately 315 million proportionate customers as at 30 June 2009. - Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide
  • 19. 19 - The Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with a balanced portfolio of assets in the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, and Projects. - Essar employs more than 50,000 people across offices in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. - The company now has operations across the country with over 78.68 million customers. Services: Staying connected becomes a lot easier with Vodafone. We have a wide range of services you can access right from your Vodafone phone. From cell banking to flight updates to call management services, get all that you want, instantly. Prepaid services (latest): - Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular service providers announced a new Bonus Card 25 for its prepaid customers in Punjab. With this new bonus card, Vodafone customers can enjoy the benefit of unlimited national SMS at just 20paisa/SMS. The new bonus card comes with 30 days validity.
  • 20. 20 Rajiv Kohli, Chief Executive Officer, and Vodafone - Punjab said, “We have always aimed to provide value offering to our customers. The new Bonus Card 25 facilitates Vodafone customers to stay connected with their loved ones across India at an economical rate.” - Has introduced two new Bonus Cards. Bonus Card 17 and Bonus Card 27 come with one month validity and are priced at Rs 17 and Rs 27 respectively. All Vodafone prepaid customers including the lifelong customers in Kolkata and rest of Bengal can enjoy the new Bonus Cards offer available across Stores and Ministores. - ‘Lifelong Prepaid @Rs.46 plan’ for its prepaid customers in Kerala. This new prepaid offer comes with lifetime validity and a talk time of Rs.5. Vodafone customers can make local calls to all Vodafone numbers, other mobiles and landlines at Re 1 per minute and all STD calls are at Rs1.50 per minute. Customers need to recharge with Rs 200 cumulative in 180 days to stay connected. Postpaid services(latest): - Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers has launched three new monthly rental plans - Budget 500, Budget 750 and Budget 1000 - for its postpaid customers in Kolkata and West Bengal. These Budget plans offer combinations of free minutes over local and STD calls along with free local SMS. This offer is valid for new and existing customers.
  • 21. 21 Sridhar Rao, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone East Limited, said “These budget plans will specially appeal to customers with high usage who can now manage their mobile bills without compromising on talktime or SMS volume.” - Announced a special offer for its customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Customers can now avail free VIP numbers with every new post paid connection. The VIP numbers provide customers an option to choose a number of their preference from a range of special Golden numbers that usually comes with a huge price tag. Value added services: Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, has announced a special offer for Zoozoo fans across India. Vodafone customers can now get special oozoo DVDs from a Vodafone Store and watch these adorable characters from Vodafone’s recent television commercials as they live life’s little moments in their inimitable style. Vodafone Prepaid customers can get the DVD through a recharge of above Rs 300 at the Vodafone Store. Vodafone Postpaid customers can enroll for Direct Debit or activate Callertune or Vodafone Alerts at the Vodafone store to get the Zoozoo DVD. Dial 600 to activate: To activate these values added services on your Vodafone phone simply dial 600 and access our Interactive Voice Response system.
  • 22. 22 SMS: Message your family and friends through Vodafone SMS Services. It's convenient and affordable. Communicate with cell phone users in over 100 countries and anywhere in India - by sending and receiving text msg. Pay just Rs. 1.50 per message for sending SMS anywhere across the country. SMS Chat: Now, you can chat on your Vodafone phone with as many people as you want. Its fun and as simple as sending an SMS. Your identity will remain anonymous as your phone number is never displayed during the chat. You can have your own profile and chat name. You can also create your own chat rooms or chat in the different rooms that already exist including: Teens, 20s, 30s, Office, Bollywood, Delhi. All you have to do is type in your messages and send them to 2428. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
  • 23. 23 Vodafone Online: Get all the useful information you need directly on your Vodafone phone - with Vodafone Online. Including cricket, finance, entertainment, weather, astrology and more.  Simply go to the Vodafone Online menu on your Vodafone phone. If you do not see the Vodafone Online menu on your phone, send HELP to 123. We will send you the list of keywords.  Scroll to the topic on which you need information.  Select the information and key input as requested on the screen. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free. MTNL Directory: With this facility you can get to know the address and telephone no. of MTNL users.you will be charged Rs.2 per outgoing message. STD / ISD Codes: You don't need to look up your diary or a phone directory to find out STD and ISD codes. You can find it directly through your Vodafone phone.
  • 24. 24 Ringtones & Logos: Now you can change the ringtone on your Vodafone phone according to your moods. You can download logos as well. With the Vodafone and Yahoo! tieup you have hundreds of tunes and logos to choose from. For every ringtone downloaded, you will charged Rs. 7.00 (including the cost of SMS sent). For every logo/picture message downloaded, you will charged Rs. 3.00 (including the cost of SMS sent). Flash & Blink Vodafone now offers you two exciting ways to send messages. You can make your message flash directly on your recipient’s screen instead of the inbox. You can also highlight the important parts of your message through blinks. So your text messages become not only more visible, but more effective too. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free. There are occasions when you may not want to take a call, or your Vodafone phone maybe busy or simply unreachable. By paying a nominal monthly access fee, you can now retrieve your messages at your convenience. Even if you are roaming, you can retrieve your messages from your voice mailbox through a fixed line, anywhere on earth.
  • 25. 25 Your Vodafone voicemail can  Hold up over 17 messages at a time.  Receive a message that lasts up to 90 seconds.  Store a message for as long as you want.  You can also record your voice signature and welcome message. Calling Line Identification You can check your caller's telephone name and number on your phone screen whenever you receive a call. This gives you the flexibility to either accept or reject an incoming call. This service is also helpful in identifying your missed calls You can access this service by just paying Rs. 49 per month, if you are a postpaid customer. This service is absolutely free if you are a Vodafone Prepaid customer. Itemized Billing As a Vodafone Postpaid customer, you can choose to receive an itemized bill at the end of each month. This is a detailed billing statement which helps you keep track of all your calls. Your itemized bill includes:  Origin of the call  Destination of the call  Duration of the call  Toll charges  Airtime and total charge
  • 26. 26 Get your itemized bill.  via post: Pay a monthly rental of 49 only.  via e-mail: Pay just Rs. 19 per itemized bill. Fax & Data Services This service enables you to constantly keep in touch with your office, colleagues and information sources. You can send or receive faxes and transmit data using your Vodafone phone anytime, anywhere. Whether you are operating from home, Hotels and airport lobbies. At speeds of up to 9600 bps within the network or while roaming. You can even access the Internet. All you need is a handset compatible data card (PC Card) or a GSM Software, and a data chord cable with a PC to set up a mobile office. You can also opt for either Vodafone Fax or Vodafone Data services independently. Your Vodafone fax number can help you differentiate between incoming voice calls and fax transmissions. You can also send and receive faxes anywhere on earth with your Vodafone phone By opting for the Vodafone Data Services you can access e-mail, databases and the Internet. All on your single incoming data number. Charges to activate the Vodafone Fax and Data service, you just need to pay a one-time activation fee of Rs 500. To access the Fax service, the fee is Rs. 250. The usage charges are nominal at Re 1 per minute.
  • 27. 27 Call Management Services There may be occasions when you need to conference with up to six people at a time or talk to just two. Or you are speaking to someone and want to forward an incoming call to another phone. With your Vodafone phone, you can do this and more. Vodafonehelps you manage your calls effortlessly so that you stay in control of your conversations, always. Voice Response Get your Vodafone phone to respond directly to your commands. Custom designed to recognize Indian voices and accents, the Voice Response service makes your life more convenient. You can get the latest updates on news, stocks, cricket and your horoscope. Airtime charges will be Rs.6 per minute (1 minute pulse). Voice Messaging Voice Messaging has become even more affordable. You can now send voice messages to cellular phones as well as fixed telephone lines in USA or Canada for just Rs.3.95 per min* (as against Rs.4.95 per min earlier). Voice messages within India across select networks will cost you Rs. .95 per min only. Also, recipients of the cellular Voice Messaging service have the option of replying back to the messages, which get returned back as return Voice Mail messages, facilitating two-way (though not simultaneous) voice communication.
  • 28. 28 Yahoo! Messenger For SMS You do not have to wait to get a PC to use the Yahoo! Messenger. With the exclusive Vodafone- Yahoo! tie-up, you can easily get connected through your Vodafone phone.This unique messenger comes with a lot of exciting features. You can connect with all Yahoo! Messenger users, send, receive and reply to instant messages, view and manage your friend list and also manage authorization requests. All this and more just by using SMS. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free. Cell Banking Vodafone now puts the bank in your pocket with Cell Banking. Access your bank account and transact directly on your Vodafone phone by sending text messages. The first of its kind in India, this service enables you to conduct your banking without having to visit the bank or making a call. You can do Cell Banking from over 90 countries worldwide. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free. Roaming Now you can always stay connected, no matter where you are. With the Vodafone Roaming facility, you can use your Vodafone phone in over 100 countries worldwide and over 1000 cities, towns and highways across India. Vodafone Roaming makes life easy and convenient for you.
  • 29. 29 Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, today announced significant reduction in international roaming rates for its Postpaid customers traveling to South Africa during the upcoming DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. Vodafone is the official partner to DLF IPL 2014 One number across the globe Your Vodafone phone number and PIN number remains the same whether you are in Delhi, Chandigarh, London, Paris or anywhere else in the world. National and International Roaming on Vodafone Prepaid Roaming on Vodafone Prepaid gives you the most extensive coverage in over 1000 cities, towns and highways across India, and in over 100 countries around the world. Enjoy Roaming on your Vodafone Prepaid card and stay in touch wherever you go. Yahoo! Mail For SMS You can now directly access your email account on Yahoo! Mail on your Vodafone phone. What’s more, you do not need a WAP enabled handset for this service as it is based on SMS. So gain freedom from your PC and access your Yahoo! mails anytime, anywhere on your Vodafone phone. You will be charged Rs. 2 per outgoing message. Incoming messages are free.
  • 30. 30 WAP With WAP, you can have the Internet directly in your pocket. So if you are looking for quick and easy delivery of information and services, your Vodafone phone can show it all. Use it to check out news, finance, shopping, entertainment, travel, entertainment and city service information etc. To access this service all you need is a WAP enabled handset and WAP services activated on your Vodafone phone. This service comes to you at a nominal charge of Re. 1 per minute (1 min pulse). Group Messaging Party invitations, movie outings, festive greetings... whatever be the occasion, you can send your message to all your friends at one go! With Group Messaging from Vodafone, you can thus save yourself the bother of painstakingly sending your message to one person at a time whether you are on Vodafone Prepaid or Postpaid. Vodafone 4 help Vodafone4help now lets you take advantage of a lot more services than before. You can connect to the nearest fire brigade or mechanic or florist or even order a pizza. If you are stranded in the middle of the road, or if you you need immediate medical attention or if you are looking for a police station close by, Vodafone4help gives you instant access to your nearest source of help, anywhere in Delhi or the NCR. All the help services are charged@Rs.6/min. while for police and fire help only local airtime charge is applicable.
  • 31. 31 2.5 Specialservices by VODAFONE 1. Unlimited calls 2. Unlimited network 3. Mid night offers(Recharge & Internet pack) 4. SMS 5. Bill payment 6. Prepaid service (latest) 7. Post paid service (latest) 8. Voice mail chat ( 90 pice per minute) 9. Voice messege 10. Yahoo! Messenger For SMS
  • 33. 33 Introduction: “Marketing research means the systematic gathering, recording, analyzing of data about problems relating to the marketing of goods and services” METHODOLOGY ADOPTED: Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problem. Here we study the various steps generally adopted by the researcher in studying the research methods to continue a part of research methodology. In this research, both Primary and Secondary data taken into consideration. The project would be executed through primary data i.e. questionnaires, discussion with various age groups of employee, information from other group of companies, internet data’s. Primary data: - This is those, which are collected as fresh and for the first Time, and thus happen to be original in character. There are many ways of data collection of primary data like questionnaire, observation method, interview method, through schedules, pantry Reports, distributors audit, consumer panel etc. Secondary data: - These are those data, which are not collected afresh and are used earlier also and thus they cannot be considered as original in character. There are many ways of data collection of secondary data like publications of the state and central govt., website, journals, companies reports, reports prepared by researchers, reports of various associations connected with business, Industries, banks etc. For this project secondary data was taken from company’s reports and websites. 3.2 Researchdesign
  • 34. 34 RESEARCH DESIGN: 1. Type of research: Descriptive research design 2. Sources of data: Primary Data & Secondary Data 3. Primary Data – Questionnaire 4. Secondary Data – Websites 5. Data collection method: Survey Method,Questionnare 6. Survey Instrument: Questionnaire (Closed and Open Ended) 7. Method of communication: Collect the data through survey of the employees in the organization 8. Sample size: 100 Employees 9. Sample unit: Here the researcher has randomly selected the respondents of the New Delhi. 10. Sampling Design: Convenient sampling (sample collection) 3.3 SWOT Analysis
  • 35. 35 SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led a research project at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970s using data from Fortune 500 companies. Internal Strengths Weaknesses Leadership Position Global Brand Strength High Geographical reach Centralized Control – Low Flexibility High Consumer churn rates External Opportunities Threats Expanding marketing boundaries Growth through 3G Strategic Alliances Increased Competition Market saturation in Europe Emergencies of Low cost Brands SWOT ANALYSIS OF VODAFONE
  • 36. 36 Strengths: The main strength of Vodafone within the telecommunications market lies in its brand image and recognition. Vodafone, having established a global presence and having invested highly in marketing a differentiated image by promoting a Vodafone life style, currently enjoys a differentiating advantage that, if exploited properly, can offer a lead in competition. The presence of Vodafone in numerous countries within Europe as well as in all part of the world enhances this image. It allows customers to travel and enjoy easily the services of their home country operator. In the few countries that Vodafone is not physically present (e.g. Norway) it has well established strategic alliances which allow for a better service of mobile clients. Weaknesses: The expansion of Vodafone has been completed at the expense of direct control of its operations. The company grew through a process of acquisitions of national telecommunications companies rather than organic growth. This increased its subscribers’ base quickly, offering direct market knowledge and immediate additions of customer bases at the expense of direct effective control of the subsidiaries. At the same time though, it implicitly imposed a centralized operational structure for the group, nominating the UK headquarters as the leading business unit running a much centralised marketing and handset procurement at group level. Due to the highly saturated Western European market this has resulted in an increase in the price elasticity of demand, with consumers becoming continuously price oriented. This has resulted in high customer churn rates reaching the level of 32.8% in the UK compared to O2’s 24%. Opportunities:
  • 37. 37 The telecommunications market, even though highly saturated in some regions offers great potential due to the ageing population and the sophistication of the consumers. It offers great opportunities through a careful market segmentation and exploitation of particular profitable segments. Different strategies should be pursued – simple phones and simplified pricing plans to the ageing population and more updated, sophisticated solutions for younger generations. The expanding Boundaries of the market could provide further opportunities by allowing Vodafone to enter more aggressively into fixed‐line service and to better enjoy the benefits of its high investment in 3G technology. Moreover the company has undertaken its first steps in establishing strategic alliances to develop customized solutions for end‐users: Vodafone recently announced two new partnerships, one with supermarket group ASDA to launch an ASDA branded mobile service in the UK, and another with electrical retailer DSG International to provide mobile solutions to small businesses. This could further be enhanced to avoid being a late‐entrant in this new method of distribution which offers access to a wide potential customer base. Threats: The European part of Vodafone’s market is characterized by existing high levels of competition. Major brands such as O2 and T‐Mobile are exploiting the price sensitivity of customers and in this way they are building a stronger image and presence in the market. Indirect competition is also increasing further, through the presence of Skype and other related (not only voice) Internet‐based services.
  • 39. 39 4. ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION 4.1 Data analysis and interpretation Data Analysis and Interpretation After all the above steps are completed now the important step is data analyzing and interpretation. For this there are various analytical and statistical tools. Some of these tools are Percentage, Average, Dispersion, Co-relation, Co-efficient, etc. Q1) Do you have a mobile phone? Purpose: The main purpose of this question is to know how many respondents use mobile phone. Interpretation: 93% of the respondents are have a mobile phone while 7% of the respondents do not have a mobile phone. 93% 7% Yes No Suggestions Yes No No. of respondents 93 7
  • 40. 40 Q2) Are you aware about telecommunications services? Purpose: The main purpose behind this question is to know about the awareness of respondents regarding different telecommunications services and also to know about which telecommunication(operator’s) service they use. Interpretation: 95% of the respondents are aware about telecommunications services while 5% are not aware. Suggestions Yes No No. of respondents 95 5 95% 5% Yes No
  • 41. 41 Which operator’s service do you use? Interpretation Major respondents using mobile are enjoying Vodafone services. 16% of the respondents use Airtel, 6% respondents use Idea while 12%, 4% and 2% respondents use Reliance, BSNL and Tata Indicom respectively. 54% 18% 10% 13% 3% 2% Vodafone Airtel Idea Reliance BSNL Tata Indicom Operator’s service name No. of respondents Vodafone 87 Airtel 29 Idea 17 Reliance 21 BSNL 5 Tata Indicom 3
  • 42. 42 Q3) Are you aware about Vodafone? Purpose: The purpose behind this question is to know about the awareness of Vodafone among all the respondents. Interpretation: Here 87% of respondents are aware about Vodafone Services. Series 1 Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Yes No No. of respondents 87 13
  • 43. 43 Q4) From which source you came to know about Vodafone? Purpose: The purpose behind this question is to know from which source the respondents came to know about Vodafone Interpretation: 36% of the respondents are aware about Vodafone through Advertisements, 29% are aware because of Hoardings while 20% and 15% of the respondents are aware because of Newspapers and Mouth Publicity respectively. 63 52 35 26 Advertisements Hoardings Newspapers Mouth Publicity Sources No. of respondents Advertisements 63 Hoardings 52 Newspapers 35 Mouth Publicity 26
  • 44. 44 Q5) Since how long you are using Vodafone Services? Purpose: The purpose behind this question is to know about the usage time of Vodafone customers i.e. since how long they are using Vodafone services. Interpretation: Major Respondents using Vodafone are old customers. 39% of the respondents use Vodafone services from past more than 1 year while the lowest is 14% respondents using Vodafone services less than 1 month. 12 19 22 34 0 10 20 30 40 Less than 1 month 2-6 months 6-12 months More than 1 year No. of respondents Time period No. of respondents Less than 1 month 12 2-6 months 19 6-12 months 22 More than 1 year 34
  • 45. 45 Q6) Which of the following services do you use of Vodafone? Purpose: The purpose behind this question is to know which services do the Vodafone customer use, Pre-Paid or Post-Paid. Interpretation: 84% of the respondents use pre-paid services while only 16% of the respondents use post- paid services. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Pre-paid Post-paid 73 14 Series1 Services No. of respondents Pre-Paid 73 Post-paid 14
  • 46. 46 Q7) Which services are more helpful to you while using Vodafone Services? Purpose: The purpose behind this question is to know which services are more helpful to the respondent while using Vodafone. Interpretation: Here major Respondents are youngsters so they mainly use SMS services of Vodafone. 37% of the respondents use Vodafone for SMS services while only 14% of the respondents use Vodafone for Value Added Services. 27 48 36 19 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Call Rates SMS services Network Value Added services No. Of respondents Services No. of respondents Call Rates 27 SMS Rates 48 Network 36 Value Added Services 19
  • 47. 47 Q8) Do you call at customer care? Purpose: The purpose of this question is to know how many times and how often the respondents call at customer care of Vodafone. Interpretation: 87% of the respondent calls at customer care while 13% respondents do not call at customer care. 0 20 40 60 80 Yes No 76 11 Series1 Suggestions Yes No No. of respondents 76 11
  • 48. 48 Q(9)If yes, how often you call at customer care? Interpretation Major respondents here call customer care occasionally. 31% respondents respondents call customer care once a month while 16% and 7% of respondents call once a week and daily respectively. 5 12 24 35 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 No. of respondents Time Period No. of respondents Daily 5 Once a week 12 Once a month 24 Occasionally 35
  • 49. 49 Q9) For what reason you call at customer care? Purpose: The main purpose of this question is to know the reason of the respondents regarding calling at customer care. Interpretation: 34% of respondents call at customer care for complaining purpose while 30%, 19% and 17% of respondents call customer care for other queries, information regarding new schemes and value added services respectively. 0 20 40 60 Value Added Services Information regarding new schemes Complaining Other queries 21 23 42 36 No. of Respondents Reasons No. of respondents Value Added Services 21 Information regarding new schemes 23 Complaining 42 Other queries 36
  • 50. 50 Q10) Rate the following on the basis of your satisfaction. Services Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Network 31 29 17 7 3 SMS Rates 6 19 35 24 3 New schemes and offers 3 14 27 33 10 Customer Care 6 32 29 15 5 Recharge Outlets 12 28 31 14 2 Call Rates 2 20 43 19 3 Value Added Services 9 24 29 19 6 0 10 20 30 40 50 Network SMS rates New schemes and offers Customer Care Recharge outlets Call rates value added service Services Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor
  • 51. 51 Network: Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to know the perspective of the customers of Vodafone regarding network service. Interpretation: Here major respondents are satisfy with the network coverage. 36% of the respondents are rate the Vodafone’s network excellent, 33% rate it very good, 20% rate it farely good while 8% and 3% rate it average and poor. 36% 33% 20% 8% 3% Network Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Network 31 29 17 7 3
  • 52. 52 SMS Rates: Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to know the perspective of the customers of vodafone regarding Rates of SMS. Inte rpr etation: Here major respondents are not much satisfied with the SMS rates of Vodafone as major respondents are youngsters. 7% of respondents rate it excellent, 22% rate it very good, 40% rate it fairly good, 28% rate it average, 3% rate it poor. New Schemes and Offers: 7% 22% 40% 28% 3% SMS Rates Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor SMS Rates 6 19 35 24 3
  • 53. 53 Purpose: The main purpose of this analysis is to the respondent’s perspective related to the new schemes and offers provided by Vodafone. Inte pretation: Here major respondents are not much satisfied with new schemes and offers of Vodafone. 38% respondents rate new schemes and offers as average, 31% respondents rate it as fairly good, 16% rate it as very good while 12% and 3% rate it as poor and excellent respectively. Customer Care: 3% 16% 31% 38% 12% New schemes and offers Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor New schemes and offers 3 14 27 33 10
  • 54. 54 Purpose: The main purpose of this analysis is to know about the satisfaction of customer care service provided by Vodafone to their customers. Interpretation: Customer care service of Vodafone is better compared to some of the other services. 37% respondents rate it as very good, 33% rate it as fairly good, 17% rate it as average, and 6% and 7% rate it as poor and excellent respectively. Recharge Outlets: 7% 37% 33% 17% 6% CustomerCare Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Customer Care 6 32 29 15 5
  • 55. 55 Purpose: The purpose behind this analysis is to know about the satisfaction of the Vodafone customers regarding recharge outlets. Interpretation: Recharge outlets of Vodafone are majorly rated on fairly good and very good basis. 36% of the respondents rate it as fairly good, 32% rate it as very good, 16% rate it as average, 14% rate it excellent and 2% respondents rate it as poor. Call Rates: 14% 32% 36% 16% 2% 18% Recharge Outlets Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Recharge Outlets 12 28 31 14 2
  • 56. 56 Purpose: The purpose behind this analysis is to know about the perception of vodafone customers regarding different call rates. Interpretation: Major percentage of respondents are not happy with the call rates of Vodafone. 49% of respondents rate call rates of vodafone as fairly good, 23% rate it as very good, 22% rate it as average while 4% and 2% respondent rate it as poor and excellent respectively. 0 10 20 30 40 50 Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor 2 20 43 19 3 Call Rates Call rates Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Call Rates 2 20 43 19 3
  • 57. 57 Value Added Services: Purpose: The purpose behind this analysis is to know about the perception of vodafone customers regarding Value Added Services. Interpretation: Value added services of Vodafone are quite feasible as compared to some of the other services. 33% respondents rate it as fairly good, 28% rate it as very good, 22% rate it as average while 10% and 7% rate it as excellent and poor respectively. 10% 28% 33% 22% 7% Value Added Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Service Excellent Very Good Fairly Good Average Poor Value Added Services 9 24 29 19 6
  • 58. 58 Q12) Why you are not using Vodafone Services? Purpose: The purpose of this question is to know why other respondents do not use Vodafone services. Interpretation: 6 don’t use Vodafone services because of high prices. 3 respondents don’t use Vodafone services because of poor services while 2 respondents each don’t use vodafone services because of lack of awareness and poor network. 16% 46% 23% 15% Lack of awareness High Prices Poor services Poor Network Reasons No. of respondents Lack of awareness 2 High Prices 6 Poor Services 3 Poor Network 2
  • 59. 59 Q13) Would you like to recommend Vodafone to others? Purpose: The purpose of this question is to know the recommendations of the respondents towards Vodafone, whether they would like to recommend the Vodafone services to others or not. Interpretation: 90% of the Vodafone customers would like to recommend Vodafone services to others while 10% of the Vodafone Customers won’t recommend to others. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Yes No 78 9 Series1 Suggestions Yes No No. of respondents 78 9
  • 60. 60 4.2 Customer satisfaction Introduction: Customer satisfaction, a business term, is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation. It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is part of the four perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard. In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers, customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy. There is a substantial body of empirical literature that establishes the benefits of customer satisfaction for firms. Measuring customer satisfaction Organizations are increasingly interested in retaining existing customers while targeting non- customers; measuring customer satisfaction provides an indication of how successful the organization is at providing products and/or services to the marketplace. Customer satisfaction is an ambiguous and abstract concept and the actual manifestation of the state of satisfaction will vary from person to person and product/service to product/service. The state of satisfaction depends on a number of both psychological and physical variables which correlate with satisfaction behaviors such as return and recommend rate. The level of satisfaction
  • 61. 61 can also vary depending on other options the customer may have and other products against which the customer can compare the organization's products. Because satisfaction is basically a psychological state, care should be taken in the effort of quantitative measurement, although a large quantity of research in this area has recently been developed. Work done by Berry, Brodeur between 1990 and 1998 defined ten 'Quality Values' which influence satisfaction behavior, further expanded by Berry in 2002 and known as the ten domains of satisfaction. These ten domains of satisfaction include: Quality, Value, Timeliness, Efficiency, Ease of Access, Environment, Inter-departmental Teamwork, Front line Service Behaviors, Commitment to the Customer and Innovation. These factors are emphasized for continuous improvement and organizational change measurement and are most often utilized to develop the architecture for satisfaction measurement as an integrated model. Work done by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry between 1985 and 1988 provides the basis for the measurement of customer satisfaction with a service by using the gap between the customer's expectation of performance and their perceived experience of performance. This provides the measurer with a satisfaction "gap" which is objective and quantitative in nature. Work done by Cronin and Taylor propose the "confirmation/disconfirmation" theory of combining the "gap" described by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry as two different measures (perception and expectation of performance) into a single measurement of performance according to expectation. According to Garbrand, customer satisfaction equals perception of performance divided by expectation of performance.
  • 62. 62 The usual measures of customer satisfaction involve a survey with a set of statements using a Likert Technique or scale. The customer is asked to evaluate each statement and in term of their perception and expectation of performance of the organization being measured. Vodafone had highest customer satisfaction index in 2018 Lisbon, 25 August 2018 - Vodafone obtained the highest customer satisfaction index in the telecommunications sector in 2018, according to annual results published by Anacom. Vodafone achieved a satisfaction index of 74.4 (on a scale of 0 to 100), the highest score of all the companies in the Portuguese telecommunications market and considerably above the sector average of 67.6. In the report published by Anacom, Vodafone is ranked in first place in all the indicators included in the survey: Satisfaction with the operator, Image that customers have of the operator, Customer Expectations, Perceived Quality of the operator's network and services, Perceived Value for Money, Complaints received and their handling, and Loyalty of customers to their operator. In the Perceived Quality indicator, Vodafone obtained a score of 8.3 points for overall quality, way ahead of the scores of the other two operators (both obtained 7.7 points). Vodafone comes top in all the indicators for perceived quality of network and services: technical quality of the network (8.2 points); customer service and advice capability (7.6 points); quality (8.2 points), diversity (8.0 points) and reliability (7.9 points) of products and services offered; clarity and transparency of information supplied (7.8 points); network coverage (7.9 points) and clarity and transparency of price plans (7.9 points).
  • 63. 63 Similarly, in the indicators measuring the Image of mobile operators, Vodafone comes top in the five categories analyzed (on a scale of 1 to 10): 'It is a reliable company in terms of what it says and what it does' (8.1 points); 'It is stable and well established in the market' (8.8 points); 'It contributes positively to society' (7.5 points); 'It cares about its customers' (7.6 points); and 'It is innovative and forward looking' (8.5 points). The methodology used in the ECSI Portugal 2009 survey (ECSI – European Customer Satisfaction Index) is similar to that used by the European Commission to survey customer satisfaction in 25 Member States, enabling comparisons to be made between the results obtained in each country. The ECSI Portugal 2011 Communications survey was carried out by the Higher Institute of Statistics and Information Management at Lisbon's New University in partnership with the Portuguese Quality Institute and the Portuguese Quality Association, with sponsorship from Anacom.
  • 65. 65 5. FINDINGS, SUGGESSION AND CONCLUSION 5.1 Findings FINDINGS  93% of the respondents are have a mobile phone while 7% of the respondents do not have a mobile phone.  100% of the respondents are aware about telecommunications services.  16% of the respondents use Airtel, 6% respondents use Idea while 12%, 4% and 2% respondents use Reliance, BSNL and Tata Indicom respectively.  100% of respondents are aware about Vodafone Services.  36% of the respondents are aware about Vodafone through Advertisements, 29% are aware because of Hoardings while 20% and 15% of the respondents are aware because of Newspapers and Mouth Publicity respectively.  39% of the respondents use Vodafone services from past more than 1 year while the lowest is 14% respondents using Vodafone services less than 1 month.  84% of the respondents use pre-paid services while only 16% of the respondents use post-paid services.  37% of the respondents use Vodafone for SMS services while only 14% of the respondents use Vodafone for Value Added Services.  87% of the respondent calls at customer care while 13% respondents do not call at customer care.  31% respondents respondents call customer care once a month while 16% and 7% of respondents call once a week and daily respectively.
  • 66. 66 5.2 Suggetions Following are some of the suggestions given by the researcher so that Vodafone can serve people and its customers in an improved way:  Vodafone should decrease call rates for local users.  Vodafone should provide more offers to Post-Paid customers so that the number of Post- Paid customers increase.  Vodafone should bring introduce some new SMS schemes for the youngsters.  Vodafone should introduce more schemes and offers.  Vodafone should provide more schemes and offers to its old customers.  Vodafone should decrease call rates of STD and ISD.
  • 67. 67 5.3 Questionnaire QUESTIONER Q1) Do you have a mobile phone? o Yes o No Q2) Are you aware about telecommunications service? o Yes o No If yes, then which operator’s Service do you use? o Vodafone o Airtel o Idea o Reliance o BSNL o Tata Indicom ( If not Vodafone then go to Q12 )
  • 68. 68 Q3) Are you aware about Vodafone? o Yes o No (If No, then go to Q11 ) Q4) From which source you came to know about Vodafone? o Advertisement o Hoardings o Newspapers o Mouth Publicity Q5) Since how long you are using Vodafone services? o Less than 1 month o 2-6 months o 6-12 months o More than 1 year Q6) Which of the following services do you use of Vodafone? o Pre-paid o Post-paid
  • 69. 69 Q7) Which services are more helpful to you while using Vodafone services? o Call rates o SMS service o Network o Value Added Services Q8) Dou you call at customer care? o Yes o No If yes, how often you call at customer care? o Daily o Once a week o Once a month o Occasionally Q9) For what reason you call at customer care? o Value added services o Information regarding new schemes o Other queries o Complaining
  • 70. 70 Q10) Rate the following services on the basis of your satisfaction. Services Excellent Very Good Fairly good Average Poor Network SMS rates New schemes and offers Customer Care Recharge outlets Call Rates Value Added Services Q11) What makes you unaware about Vodafone? o Less Advertisements o Less Publicity o Others (If others then mention ________________________)
  • 71. 71 Q12) Why you are not using Vodafone services? o Lack of awareness (Multi-choice) o High Prices o Poor Services o Poor network Q13) Would you like to recommend Vodafone to others? o Yes o No Q14) Give your suggestions to help in serve you better. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________ Age: ___ years Sex: Male/Female Contact no.: ___________ Signature: __________
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  • 73. 73 5.4 Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY Websites:  http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_relations/news/local_press_releases/portugal/p ortugal_press_release/vodafone_had_highest.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_satisfaction  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutch_(Indian_cellular_company)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone  http://bora.nhh.no/bitstream/2330/1919/1/Saplitsa%202013.pdf  www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=606658  www.iimcal.ac.in/community/consclub/reports/telecom.pdf