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    PROJECT REPORT

    On

    Project Report Submitted Towards Fulfilment ofPGDM 10-12

    Under The Guidance Of

    MR ALOK SINGH(ZSM Varanasi)SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

    MR. K M KUMAR

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    CONTENTS:-

    1. Acknowledgement

    2. Objective of the Study

    3. Introduction

    4. Research methodology

    5. Executive Summary

    6. Company Profile

    7. Business & Marketing Strategies

    8. Data Analysis

    9. Conclusion

    10.Bibliography

    11.Declaration

    12.Questionnair

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    OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

    To study the consumer trends in telecommunication sector.

    To study consumer decision-making & preferences.

    To study marketing strategies adopted by Airtel.

    To study the level of customer satisfaction in Airtel.

    To study the market potential.

    To study customer purchase decision behaviour.

    To understand the needs of different consumer segments.

    Comparative study of different mobile companies.

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    TELECOM HISTORY SINCE 1842 TILL NOW..

    With the dramatic changes in interpersonal communication over

    the past decade, Internet messaging has emerged as the primary

    medium for transferring information quickly, inexpensively, and reliably.

    However, the growing popularity of wireless telephones has added

    another dimension to the communications equationmobility. As more

    Indians rely on cellular communication, this market is expected to see

    explosive growth over the forecast period.

    Lets have a review of telecommunication History:-

    Telecom history

    1842: Wireless by conduction

    1843: Early electromagnetic research, wireless by induction

    1865: Induction and Dr. Loomis

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    Early radio discoveries

    1879: D.E. Hughes and the first radio-telephone reception

    1880: The photo phone and the first voice radio-telephone call

    1880 to 1900: Radio development begins in earnest

    1910: The first car-telephone

    1924: The first car-mounted radio-telephone

    1937: Early conventional radio-telephone development

    The modern era begins

    1946: The first commercial American radio-telephone service

    1947: Cellular systems first discussed

    1948: The first automatic radio telephone service

    1969: The first cellular radio system

    1973: The Father of the cell phone

    1978: First generation analog cellular systems begin

    1980: Growth of Japanese cellular development

    1981: NMT -- the first multinational cellular system

    1982: The rise of GSM

    1990: North America goes digital: IS-54

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    Prehistory (Birth to Bell Labs, 1924)

    While puzzling over the mysteries of radio, many inventors

    worked concurrently on power generation, telegraphs, lighting, and later,

    telephone. The thorough understanding of electricity required to produce

    a reliable, practical radio system took a long time and happened in

    different phases.

    In 1820, Danish physicist Christian Ousted discovered

    electromagnetism, the science that could help generate electrical power

    and, if fully understood and applied, usher in the era of

    telecommunication.

    Michael Faraday - 1791 to 1867

    In 1821 Michael Faraday reversed Oberstars experiment and in

    so doing discovered induction. This helped him build the world's first

    electricity generator. He worked on different electrical problems in the

    next ten years, eventually publishing his results on induction in 1831.

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    Joseph Henry - 1797 to 1878

    In 1830 the great American scientist Professor Joseph Henry

    transmitted the first practical electrical signal; showing that

    electromagnetism could do more than just create current or pick up

    heavy weights -- it could communicate. In a stunning demonstration in

    his Albany Academy classroom, Henry created the forerunner of the

    telegraph. While Henry did not pursue electrical signaling, he did help

    someone who did. And that man was Samuel Finley Breese Morse.

    Samuel Morse - 1791 to 1872

    In 1837 Samuel Morse invented the first practical telegraph,

    applied for its patent in 1838 and was finally granted it in 1848. Joseph

    Henry helped Morse build a telegraph relay or repeater that allowed long

    distance operation. The telegraph brought the country closer and

    eventually the world. Morse also experimented with wireless, not by

    passing signals though the atmosphere but through the earth and water.

    Without a cable.

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    Wireless by conduction

    On October 18, 1842, Morse laid wires between Governor's

    Island and Castle Garden, New York, a distance of about a mile. Part of

    that circuit was under water. But before he could complete this

    demonstration a passing ship pulled up his cable, ending it seemed, his

    experiment. Undaunted, Morse proceeded without the cable, passing his

    telegraph signals through the water itself. This is wireless by conduction.

    Over the next thirty years most inventors and developers

    concentrated on wire line telegraphy, that is, conventional telegraphy

    carried over wires suspended on poles. Few tinkered exclusively with

    wireless since a basic radio theory had not yet been worked out.

    Telegraphy, however, did produce a good understanding of wireless by

    induction since wires ran parallel to each other and often induced rogue

    currents into other lines.

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    Early electromagnetic research

    In 1843 Faraday began intensive research into whether space

    could conduct electricity.

    In 1864 Maxwell released his paper "Dynamical Theory of the

    Electromagnetic Field" which concluded that light, electricity and

    magnetism were all related and that all electromagnetic phenomena

    travelled in waves.

    Induction and Dr. Loomis

    In 1865, a dentist Dr. Mahlon Loomis of Virginia may have

    been the first person to communicate through wireless via the

    atmosphere. Between 1866 and 1873 he transmitted telegraphic

    messages at a distance of 18 miles. At one location he even flew a

    metal-framed kite on a metal wire, perhaps taking inspiration from

    Benjamin Franklin. At another location a similar kite picked up these

    signals and noted them with a galvanometer.

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    Early radio discoveries

    Maxwell's 1864 conclusions were distributed around the world

    and created a sensation. But it was not until 1888 that Professor

    Heinrich Hertz of Bonn, Germany, could produce and detect radio waves

    consistently and reliably.

    On November 22, 1875, while working on acoustical telegraphy,

    a science close to telephony, Thomas Alva Edison noticed unusual

    looking electro-magnetic sparks.

    D.E. Hughes and the first radio-telephone reception

    From 1879 to 1886, London-born David Hughes discovered

    radio waves but was told incorrectly that he had discovered no such

    thing. Discouraged, he pursued radio no further.

    Hughes noticed a clicking noise in his home built telephone

    each time he worked using his induction balance, a device now often

    used as a metal detector. He transmitted signals from one room to

    another in his house in London. But since the greatest range there was

    about 60 feet, Hughes took to the streets with his telephone, intently

    listening for the clicking produced by his clockwork transmitter, gradually

    diminishing until it no longer could be heard.

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    Alexander Graham Bell was the man who invented the

    telephone and made the first call on a wired telephone to Thomas

    Watson. Bell was also first with radio.

    1888 onwards: Radio development begins in earnest

    In 1888 the German, Heinrich Hertz, conclusively proved

    Maxwell's prediction that electricity could travel in waves through the

    atmosphere. Unlike Hughes, the extensive and systematic experiments

    into radio waves that Hertz conducted were recognised and validated by

    inventors around the world.

    Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrated electromagnetic waves in 1895

    "by using them to ring a bell remotely and to explode some gunpowder".

    Marconi established the first successful radio system. In 1901,

    his radio-telegraph system sent signals across the Atlantic Ocean. Ships

    were the first wireless mobile platforms. In 1901 Marconi placed a radio

    aboard a Thorny croft steam-powered truck, thus producing the first

    land-based wireless mobile transmitting data, not voice.

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    In December 24, 1906, Reginald Fessenden accomplished the

    first radio bandwave communication of human speech over a distance of

    11 miles, from Brant Rock, Massachusetts, to ships in the Atlantic

    Ocean. Radio was no longer limited to telegraph codes, no longer just a

    wireless telegraph, but a means of verbal communication.

    The first car-telephone

    From 1910 onwards, Lars Magnus Ericsson, the man who

    founded Ericsson in 1876, and his wife Hilda, regularly worked the first

    car telephone. Access was not by radio, instead there were two long

    sticks, like fishing rods, handled by Hilda. She would hook them over a

    pair of telephone wires, seeking a pair that was free. When they were

    found, Lars Magnus would crank the dynamo handle of the telephone,

    which produced a signal to an operator in the nearest exchange.

    Around the same time, the triode tube was developed, allowing

    far greater signal strength to be developed both for wireline and wireless

    telephony. No longer passive like a crystal set, a triode was powered by

    an external source, which provided much better reception and volume.

    Later, with Armstrong's regenerative circuit, tubes were

    developed that could either transmit or receive signals, were stable and

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    powerful enough to carry the human voice and sensitive enough to

    detect those signals in the radio spectrum.

    In 1919, three firms came together to develop a wireless company

    that one day would have a reach across the globe. Heavy equipment

    maker ASEA, boiler and gas equipment maker AGA and telephone

    manufacturer LM Ericsson, formed SRA Radio, the forerunner of

    Ericsson's radio division.

    The first car-mounted radio-telephone

    Bell Laboratories claims to have invented the first version of a

    mobile in 1924. It was a two-way, voice-based radio-telephone and the

    adjoining photograph from their site certainly seems to confirm it.

    History of cellular mobile telephony: 1982 to 2001

    1980 - First cellular phones began to appear

    1982 - Nordic Mobile Telephony (NMT) standard

    1983 - American Mobile Phone System (AMPS) standard

    1986 - Nordic Mobile Telephony (NMT) 900 MHz

    1991 - Commercial launch of the GSM service

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    1993 - Coverage of main roads GSM services start outside Europe

    1994 - Japanese Digital Cellular (JDC)

    1996 - USA Personal Communications Systems (PCS)

    1982 - The beginning

    During the early 1980s, analog cellular telephone systems

    experienced rapid growth in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and the

    United Kingdom, but also in France and Germany. Each country

    developed its own system, which was incompatible with those of others,

    in equipment and operation. This was an undesirable situation, because

    not only was the mobile equipment limited to operation within national

    boundaries, but also limited to the market for each type of equipment.

    This scenario in a unified Europe was undesirable.

    The Europeans realized this early on, and in 1982, the

    Conference of European Posts and Telegraphs (CEPT) form a study

    group called the Group Special Mobile (GSM) to study and develop a

    pan-European public land mobile system. The proposed system had to

    meet certain criteria, which included:

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    1. Good subjective speech quality.

    2. Low terminal and service cost.

    3. Support for international roaming.

    4. Ability to support handheld terminals.

    5. Support for a range of new services and facilities.

    6. Spectral efficiency

    7. ISDN compatibility.

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    Nordic Telecom and Netherlands PTT proposed to the CEPT

    the development of a new digital cellular standard that would cope with

    the ever-burgeoning demands on European mobile networks. The

    European Commission (EC) issued a directive which required member

    states to reserve frequencies in the 900 MHz band for GSM to allow for

    roaming.

    1986 - Main GSM radio transmission techniques were chosen.

    1987 - September - 13 operators and administrators from 12 areas in the

    CEPT GSM advisory group signed the charter GSM (Groupe Spciale

    Mobile) MoU "Club" agreement, with a launch date of 1 July 1991.

    The original French name Groupe Spciale Mobile was changed to

    Global System for Mobile communications; but the original GSM

    acronym remains.

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    GSM specifications were drafted.

    1989 1998

    In 1989, GSM responsibility was transferred to the European

    Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), and phase I of the GSM

    specifications was published in 1990. Commercial services started in mid 1991,

    and by 1993 there were 36 GSM networks in 22 countries, with 25 additional

    countries like South Africa, Australia and many Middle and Far East countries

    opting for GSM. By the beginning of 1994, there were 1.3 million subscribers

    worldwide.

    The developers of GSM chose an unproven (at that time)

    digital system, as opposed to the then standard analog cellular systems

    like AMPS in the United States and TACS in the United Kingdom. They

    had faith in the advancements in compression algorithms and digital

    signal processors to allow the fulfillment of the original criteria and the

    continual improvement of the system in terms of quality and cost.

    The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

    defined GSM as the internationally accepted digital cellular telephony

    standard.

    1990

    Phase 1 GSM 900 specifications were frozen

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    DCS adaptation started.

    Validation systems implemented.

    First GSM World congress at Rome had 650 participants.

    1991

    First GSM specification was demonstrated.

    DCS specifications were frozen.

    GSM World Congress at Nice had 690 participants.

    1992

    January - The first GSM network operator was Oy Radiolinja Ab in

    Finland.

    December 1992 - 13 networks were on air in 7 areas.

    GSM World Congress at Berlin had 630 participants.

    1993

    GSM was demonstrated for the first time in Africa at Telkom '93 in Cape

    Town.

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    Roaming agreements between several operators were established.

    By December 1993, 32 networks were on air in 18 areas.

    GSM World Congress at Lisbon progressed with 760 participants.

    Telkom '93 was held in Cape Town. First GSM systems were shown.

    1994

    First GSM networks in Africa were launched in South Africa.

    Phase 2 data /fax bearer services were launched.

    Vodacom became the first GSM network in the world to implement

    data/fax.

    GSM World Congress at Athens drew 780 participants.

    December 1994 -- 69 networks were on air in 43 areas.

    1995

    GSM MOU was formally registered as an association registered in

    Switzerland with 156 members from 86 areas.

    GSM World Congress at Madrid attracted 1400 participants.

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    December 1995 - 117 networks were on air in 69 areas.

    Fax, Data and SMS roaming started.

    GSM phase 2 standardisation was completed, including adaptation for

    PCS 1900.

    First PCS 1900 network was shown live 'on air' in the USA.

    Telecom '95, Geneva -- Nokia shows 33.6 kbps multimedia data via

    GSM.

    Namibia goes on-line.

    Ericsson 337 wins GSM phone of the year.

    US FCC auctioned off PCS licenses.

    1996

    December 1996 - 120 networks were on air in 84 areas.

    GSM World Congress was held in Cannes.

    GSM MOU Plenary was held in Atlanta GA, USA.

    8K SIM was launched.

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    Pre-paid GSM SIM cards were launched.

    Bundled billing was introduced in South Africa.

    Libya goes on-line.

    Option International launches the world's first GSM/Fixed-line modem.

    2001

    Feb -- GSM Conference held in Cannes.

    By May 2001 there were 500m GSM 900/1800/1900 users worldwide.

    16 billion SMS messages were sent in April 2001.

    By April, 500 million people are GSM users.

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    Trends in Mobile Communications

    The growth and penetration of sophisticated digital communication

    systems, infrastructures, and services, has been increasing constantly

    over the last decade. Examples of these services are the Internet,

    electronic mail, multimedia, pagers, PDA's, and mobile telephony. From

    marginal penetration 15 years ago, these systems and services are

    becoming a commodity in both professional and consumer markets

    worldwide. The developments in these fields are still going strong. In

    particular, rapid advances - both in technology and services - can

    currently be observed in wireless and mobile systems that support the

    communication of different media, such as data, speech, audio, video

    and control.

    Current wireless network and mobile phone services roll-out is

    centered around four available technologies, namely WAP, UMTS,

    Bluetooth, and mobile positioning systems. The wireless application

    protocol (WAP), initially carried by second generation GSM and in the

    future by third generation UMTS wireless networks, will turn the mobile

    phone into a networked smart-phone capable of low to medium data rate

    Internet functionalities. Bluetooth will allow for short-range data

    communication between consumer appliances in a domestic

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    environment. Positioning systems will become integral part of mobile

    phones such that services can be made dependent on the location of the

    user in the network.

    When projecting the progress in mobile networks and services into

    the future, three developments are of importance. In the first place, we

    can observe that more and more mobile phone-like devices start to

    include accessories such as a small keyboard, a display, and a speech

    interface. Such communication and information-oriented systems are

    emerging as hybrids between the mobile phone and the wireless laptop

    personal computer. With higher bit rates supporting more advanced

    services, the integration of the personal computer and personal

    communication devices will be pushed even further.

    In the second place, we observe that computing resources are

    becoming ubiquitously - that is everywhere and at all time - available.

    We will soon live in an environment that supports us by providing

    ubiquitous Computing for a wide variety of tasks and services. Daily life

    consumables, durable products and services already contain an ever-

    increasing number of sensors, actuators, processing units, and

    (embedded) software. The personal computer has entered daily life as a

    necessary commodity, and the development of sophisticated

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    communication systems in today's society relies heavily on the

    availability of computation resources.

    Finally, we observe that communication and computing is becoming

    increasingly personal. The device (and therefore the user) is always on-

    line, the user is identifiable, the device can be personalized, and the

    system knows about the users position.

    Cellular Mobile Pricing Structures and Trends

    Successful growth and diffusion of mobile communication services is

    focusing greater attention on how mobile relates to fixed networks.

    Accordingly, it is necessary for regulatory authorities to review current

    frameworks in those instances where regulation might impede the

    offering of certain pricing structures, such as calling party pays. This

    issue is critical in putting fixed and mobile networks on an equal footing,

    so the potential for competition between networks can be exploited.

    Testing the demand for new pricing structures can be left to the market.

    Successful growth and diffusion of mobile communication services is

    focusing greater attention on how mobile communication relates to the

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    Internet and electronic commerce. This report reviews and benchmarks

    the pricing of emerging services such as short message services. These

    services are the harbingers of? third generation? information services

    over mobile networks, and policy makers need to review current

    regulatory frameworks to enhance pricing innovation and competition in

    the provision of these services.

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    Individual customization

    An important trend in our society is agility or mass

    individualization. Consumer behavior is much more volatile, much less

    predictable and increasingly concerned with instant gratification. The

    expectation is that in due course this trend towards individualization will

    become a more important factor in the emerging markets too, particularly

    in the urban areas. As well as setting quality standards for products, this

    attitude also demands delivery at the right time and in the right place. At

    any moment, wherever the consumer may be, it has to be possible to

    satisfy his or her requirements; it is a question of the consumer as a

    "moving target" and how we can increase our chances of "scoring a hit".

    In modern thinking about categories of consumers, every

    consumer has something of this instant consumer in his or her make-up,

    alongside other possible descriptions, such as "rational", "social" and

    "responsible". What's more, this can vary according to the product

    category. One moment, moreover, this instant consumer will be

    demanding products on the basis of flavor, convenience or cheapness,

    and in the next breath will be voicing concerns about the environment,

    animal welfare or his or her own health. The likelihood is that in the long

    term health, the environment and animal welfare will be significant

    factors in the concept of quality, as safety already is.

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    Changes in consumption patterns are an important factor in this

    development. While the retail trade is evolving from supermarket to

    household service provider in response to mass individualization,

    consumers are increasingly also obtaining their food through other

    outlets: company canteens, take-away meals, snack bars, old people's

    homes etc. "Young couples" in Europe are rapidly moving towards the

    situation that already exists in the United States, where 50% of the food

    consumed is prepared outside the home. This places different demands

    on products in terms of keeping qualities (shelf life), convenience and

    presentation.

    Consumer-driven technology development

    These trends in the market and among consumers generate a

    demand for a more differentiated and more rapidly changing product

    range and also call for a different approach to technology development

    (dedicated production systems). In the future there will have to be

    product development that takes the dynamic of the market and the

    divergent wishes of the consumers as its starting point and uses the

    technologies of the future: biotechnology, separations technology,

    sensor technology and modern information technology (IT). To achieve

    this, product development will have to be tackled in a more structured

    way, and knowledge deriving from different areas of research will have

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    to be integrated more effectively. The development of sensor technology

    in the agro sector, for instance, requires the integration of materials

    technology, biotechnology and process technology. New scientific

    developments also provide interfaces through which the sector may

    respond to wishes relating to health: both the information about genetic

    aspects and the new insights into bioactive components - substances

    that, in low concentrations, affect human health - offer interesting

    prospects of made-to-measure food!

    In the future, "made-to-measure food" will also mean "food

    produced in a way that the public finds socially acceptable". Such

    aspects as the environment, animal welfare etc. will play a major role.

    This will have to be specifically taken into account in the development of

    technology.

    From chains to flexible networks

    As well as imposing requirements in terms of technology

    development, trends such as mass individualization call for a responsive

    answer to a sharply fluctuating market demand. This places

    considerable demands on the organization of agricultural production

    chains. The full vertical integration of links in a chain can mean a loss of

    flexibility. It would appear to be more efficient to opt for a continuation of

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    the development of the chain concept; leading to responsive networks

    that combine the advantage of co-ordination with the flexibility of more

    loosely linked organizations. These independent organizations work

    closely together in the flow of goods along the chain in order to achieve

    the desired "customer value" at the lowest possible cost.

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    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

    Defining the research problem:

    A researcher must find the problem and formulate it so

    that it becomes susceptible to research. Like a medical doctor, a

    researcher must examine all the symptoms (observed by him)

    concerning a problem before he can diagnose correctly.

    And therefore, I have also defined the research problem

    i.e. to study consumer trends, behaviour, preferences and level of

    satisfaction in Airtel communication Ltd.

    Research methodology:

    After defining the research problem the foremost step will be

    planning for the further investigation. Preparing the blue print to

    undertake the research called research design. In other words,

    A research design is the arrangement of condition for collection and

    analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the

    research purpose with economy in procedure".

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    Under this chapter methodological step has been adopted in

    the study of consumer trends, behaviour, preferences and level of

    satisfaction in Airtel communication Ltd. The research procedures

    followed are described as under:

    Research Objectives:

    To study the consumer trends in telecommunication sector.

    To study consumer decision-making & preferences.

    To study marketing strategies adopted by Airtel.

    To study the level of customer satisfaction in Airtel.

    To study the market potential.

    To study customer purchase decision behaviour.

    To understand the needs of different consumer segments.

    Comparative study of different mobile companies.

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    Research Approach

    The research approach for the purpose was secondary

    research to collect the information on the subject.

    Research Instrument

    I used direct observation, customer data & survey as research

    instrument.

    Research Design

    In this project use exploratory research design and for data

    collection fill-up the questionnaires from the customer of mobile, survey

    of the market and some information collect by interview of the users of

    the cellular at Newdelhi.

    Research Data

    Data is the key activity of marketing research. The design of the

    data collecting method is backbone of research design.

    Data constitute the foundation of statistical analysis and

    interpretation. Hence the first step in statistical work is to obtain data.

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    Data can be obtained from two important sources, namely:

    1. Primary Data

    2. Secondary Data

    Primary Data:

    Primary data are gathered for the specific purpose or for a

    specific research project, consist of original information for the fulfilment

    of project objective.

    When the data are required for the particular study can be found neither

    in the internal record of the enterprises nor in published sources. In

    some cases it may become necessary to collect original data.

    Primary data can be collected in four ways:-

    1. Observation

    2. Focus

    3. Survey

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    4. Experiment

    Secondary data:

    Secondary data are the data, which already exists somewhere.

    Secondary data provide starting point for research and after that the

    advantage of low cost and ready availability. Secondary data can be

    divided into two types:

    1. Internal data

    2. External data

    When researcher uses the data that has already been collected

    by other data are called secondary data. Secondary data can be

    obtained from journals i.e. internal sources report, government

    publication and books, professional bodies etc.

    Internal data are reports and memos generated within an

    organisation to facilitate its operations. External data are those specially

    produce for outside consumption.

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    Sources from which I have taken the secondary data are as

    under:

    1. Direct observation

    2. Airtel website

    3. Books for marketing management

    4. Surveys and customer data & report

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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    Profile of: Mr. Sunil Mittal, Executive Director Airtel Mobile

    Communications Ltd.

    Mr Rajan Swaroop is a qualified professional with over 21 years of

    working experience in Automotive, Telecom and IT industries.

    Mr. Swaroop is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi and

    Post Graduate in Management from Indian Institute of Management,

    Ahmedabad.

    In the last 9 years in Escorts, he has handled various roles

    including Head of Strategic Planning and Investment at Corporate Office.

    He was the Director & CEO of Telecom Equipment manufacturing

    company, Escorts Communications Limited and currently as CEO of a

    set of Internet Services Companies - Airtel Limited.

    Whilst in the strategy role, Mr Swaroop was involved in setting up

    of Airtel; in Escorts Communication, he was involved in a turn around;

    whilst in Airtel, four new businesses were set up.

    Prior to Escorts, Mr Swaroop spent six years in operating roles

    with automotive and light engineering company like MICO (subsidiary of

    Robert-Bosch) and Metal Box. Another six years was spent in the IT

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    Industry with Computer Point, where he was responsible for business

    development, marketing and subsequently, as a profit center head.

    During these years, he has also been associated with education

    exchange programs with international business schools such as

    Kellogg's Business School, North Western University and Georgetown

    University, New York.

    He is interested in reading, gardening, listening to music etc. His

    wife, Poonam has been in advertising and marketing field for 15 years

    with leading advertising companies and currently involved in supporting

    some social service organisations.

    Profile of: Mr. Rajan Dutta, Chief of HR & TQM

    Mr. Rajan Dutta is an Economics Honours Graduate and an MBA.

    He has also done Post Graduate Diploma in HRD from Ahmedabad and

    in Training & Development from ISTD, Delhi. A specialist Trainer, Job

    Evaluator & Total Quality Management facilitator, Mr. Dutta has

    successfully introduced and implemented some of the HR & TQM

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    interventions in organizations and professional bodies that he has been

    associated with.

    He has held senior level positions during his last 20 years of work

    in companies like Vam Organics, Modi Xerox and RPG Group where he

    was the Group Vice-President-HR

    He is currently the Chief of HR & TQM in Airtel Mobile

    Communications Ltd. Mr. Dutta is the Chairman of National Centre for

    Quality Management (NCQM) Delhi, Executive Committee Member of

    Delhi Management Association. He was the past President of National

    HRD Network-Delhi and currently the Board Member of HRD Network,

    National Chapter. He is also a member and speaker to various HRD

    Committees like CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, AIMA and several other

    professional and educational institutions in India and abroad.

    He has authored and contributed to various newspapers,

    magazines and books in

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    COMPANY BACKGROUND

    Airtel comes to you from Bharti Cellular Limited - a part of the

    biggest private integrated telecom conglomerate, Bharti Enterprises.

    Bharti provides a range of telecom services, which include

    Cellular, Basic, Internet and recently introduced National Long Distance.

    Bharti also manufactures and exports telephone terminals and cordless

    phones. Apart from being the largest manufacturer of telephone

    instruments in India, it is also the first company to export its products to

    the USA. Bharti is the leading cellular service provider, with a footprint in

    15 states covering all four metros and more than 7 million satisfied

    customers.

    VISION:

    To make mobile communications a way of life and be the customers' first

    choice.

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    MISSION:

    We will meet the mobile communication needs of our customers through:

    Error- free service delivery

    Innovative products and services

    Cost efficiency

    Unified Messaging Solutions

    CORE VALUE:

    We will delight our customer with our simplicity, speed &

    innovation.

    We will honours our commitment.

    We will follow the highest standard of professional integrity &

    behaviour.

    We will respect individual, build winning teams and lead by

    example.

    We will create a fun filled and friendly workplace.

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    Airtel Mobile Communications Limited

    Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited was incorporated on July 7, 1995

    for promoting investments in telecommunications services. Its

    subsidiaries operate telecom services across India. Bharti Tele-Ventures

    is India's leading private sector provider of telecommunications services

    based on a strong customer base consisting of 7.42 million total

    customers, which constitute, 6.76 million mobile and 657,000 fixed line

    customers, as of April 30, 2007.

    Bharti Tele-Ventures vision for its mobile business is To make

    mobile communications a way of life and be the customers first

    choice.

    The mission is to meet the mobile communication needs of the customer

    through 1) error free service 2) Innovative products and services and 3)

    cost efficiency. The Companys strategic objective is to consolidate its

    leadership position amongst the mobile service providers in India.

    The Indian mobile market, according to the COAI, has increased from

    approximately 1.2 million subscribers as of March 31, 1999 to

    approximately 60.1million subscribers as of June 30, 2008.

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    Despite this rapid growth, the mobile penetration rate in India, at

    approximately 4.8%as of June 30, 2008 significantly lower than the

    average mobile penetration rate in other Asian and international

    markets.

    The number of mobile subscribers in India is expected to show rapid

    growth over the next four years. By 2009it is projected at 70million by

    COAI and 64 MILLION by Granter.

    Bharti Tele-Ventures believes that the demand for mobile services in

    India will continue to grow rapidly as a result of the following factors:

    lower tariffs and handset prices over time;

    growth in pre-paid customer category;

    greater economic growth and continued development of

    India's economy;

    higher quality mobile networks and services; and

    greater variety and usage of value added services.

    Bharti Tele-Ventures, through its subsidiary has the licenses to provide

    GSM services in all the twenty-two telecom circles in India. It proposes

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    to consolidate all its subsidiaries providing mobile services under Bharti

    Cellular Limited.

    As of June 30, 2008, approximately 92% of India's total mobile

    subscriber market resided in the Company's sixteen mobile circles,

    which collectively covered only 56% of India's land mass.

    MOBILE FOOTPRINT

    The map below depicts the location of, and provides certain information

    for, Bharti Tele-Ventures' existing mobile circles in India:

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    SOURCE:

    (1) Population estimates are as per National Census, 2001 and are as of March 1,

    2001.

    (2) Mobile subscriber statistics are as of June 30, 2008 and are based on data

    released by COAI. Mobile market size comprises the total number of mobile

    subscribers of all the service providers in a circle.

    (3) Demographics of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu do not include

    demographics of state capitals (metros) Mumbai and Chennai

    respectively.

    (4) Demographics of Haryana does not include Faridabad & Gurgaon as

    they are included in Delhi & NCR. Similarly demographics of Uttar

    Pradesh (West) & Uttaranchal does not include Noida & Ghaziabad as

    they are included in Delhi NCR.

    The significant growth in the Company's mobile business has been

    through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions of additional

    licenses and has been summarized below. The information given below

    is for the total market and is not representative of our market share or

    network coverage.

    1) Comprises the circles of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh.

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    2) Comprises the circles of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and

    Andhra Pradesh.

    3) Comprises the circles of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra

    Pradesh and Chennai.

    4) Comprises the sixteen operational circles of Bharti Tele-Ventures.

    5) Based on data released by the COAI on the total number of persons

    subscribing to mobile services in our licensed areas.

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    MOBILE STRATEGY

    Capture maximum telecommunications revenue potential with minimum

    geographical coverage to maximise its revenues and margins.

    Build high quality mobile networks by deploying state-of-the-art

    technology to offer superior services.

    Use the experience it has gained from operating its existing mobile

    networks to develop and operate other mobile networks in India

    and to share the expertise across all of its existing and new circles.

    Attract and retain high revenue generating customers by providing

    competitive tariffs, offering high quality customer support, proactive

    retention programs and roaming packages across all of its mobile

    circles.

    Provide affordable tariff plans to suit each segment of the market

    with a view to expand the reach, thereby increasing the mobile

    customer base rapidly.

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    At Airtel, we have always sought to enhance value for you as a

    customer by providing you the most relevant and easy to use services

    through innovation and by harnessing the latest developments in

    technology. In line with this strategy, we have constantly introduced

    innovative products and services to suit your unique needs and wants.

    Our services range from CLI to Music Messaging to Lost Call Alerts

    all to serve you better.

    Some services which we are providing :-

    SMS

    Astrology

    Music Messaging

    Ring tones

    Dial-a-Ring tone

    Logos

    Blinking SMS

    Flash SMS

    Jokes

    Love Logos

    Caller Line

    Identification

    Voice Mail

    Itemised Billing

    Inquiry Services

    Picture Messages

    Yahoo Dating

    Yahoo! Mail

    Yahoo Messenger

    Group Messaging

    Mobile Banking

    News Updates

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    COMPANYS PLANS

    PREPAID PLANS

    Are you wary of committing yourself to a date for making your bill

    payments? Is it too much of a bother for you to remember dates for bill

    payments? Do you often end up paying late fees against your monthly

    utility services bills? Do you end up spending too much if you have the

    option to pay the bill later?

    Think over for if one of these represents you, we have a solution

    for you. Start thinking prepaid is our advise!

    So what exactly is this prepaid! It is simply a way of going cellular

    by paying for the talk time in advance. For e.g. if you feel that you need

    Rs. 300 worth of talktime for a month, you can buy a recharge coupon

    which gives you that much talktime on your cellphone. Once that money

    gets exhausted you can buy another recharge coupon for the same or

    different denomination depending on your future need.

    Prepaid allows you to be in control of your cellular expenses even

    while you are spending. You will be surprised that today In India, Prepaid

    connections account for almost 60 to 70 percent of the total new entrants

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    into cellular telephony. Thats because almost every one of us wants to

    be in control of our cellular expense.

    ADVANTAGES OF PREPAID

    Some of the many advantages that you enjoy with Airtel Pre-Paid...

    Total Cost Control

    Enjoy the liberty of total cost control with your Airtel Pre-paid! Re-

    charge as much as you feel the need to! Now that's what we call

    complete freedom!

    No Rentals

    Buy an Airtel prepaid card without having to pay any rentals!

    No deposits

    Your Airtel prepaid card comes without you having to pay heafty

    deposits!

    STD/ISD facility till the last rupee

    Now experience complete freedom like never before with Airtel! Our

    STD/ISD facility allows you to make long distance calls in India and

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    Overseas from your cellular phone!

    Instant Balance Inquiry

    Check your talk-time instantly by calling our toll-free number!

    60 second pulse

    Airtel provides you with a 60-second pulse rate! Freedom for you to

    experience like never before!

    Instant Recharge

    Avail of instant recharge on your Airtel prepaid card with just a few

    simple steps!

    24-hour recharge facility

    With our round-the-clock recharge facility, recharge you Airtel prepaid

    card anytime, anywhere!

    Caller Line Identification

    Call Line Identification gives you the power to know the phone

    number of the calling party even before you answer the call, thus

    giving you the choice to either reject or take the call. It provides the

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    added advantage of saving the incoming number directly in the

    Handset Phone Book. So that the next time you want to call the same

    person, you don't need to retype his number, simply use your phone

    book.

    Call Divert, Call Hold and Call Wait

    Avail of special services like call waiting, call hold and call divert all

    with your Airtel prepaid card!

    Short Messaging Service (SMS)

    With Airtels Short Messaging Service (SMS), send messages and

    jokes to your friends and colleagues, anytime anywhere!

    SMS based Information Services

    With Airtel's SMS based information services; you can get up to-the-

    minute cricket scores, order flowers as well as send couriers or check

    your daily horoscope!

    Voice Mail service

    Voice Mail lets you receive messages even when your handset is

    switched off or when you are outside the coverage area. You can

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    listen to your messages whenever you feel like, from anywhere in the

    world. Voice Mail can store up to 75 messages, with each message of

    two-minute duration.

    POST PAID PLANS

    Airtel welcomes you to a vibrant world of unlimited opportunities.

    More exciting, innovative yet simple new ways to communicate, just

    when you want to, not just through words but ideas, emotions and

    feelings. To give you the unlimited freedom to reach out to your special

    people in your special way.

    CUSTOMER CARE

    Do you need any clarifications on your bills? Do you have any

    feedback or query on our Products & services? You can call us, send us

    an E-mail or meet us in person. We shall be glad to help you out in every

    possible way.

    CONTACT US BY PHONE

    If you are on Airtel, just call us on 121 your Airtel Prepaid phone.

    If you are on Airtel postpaid, just call us on 9897012345 or toll free

    121 from your Airtel Postpaid phone.

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    These toll free numbers however, cannot be dialed when you are

    roaming.

    Airtel launches Music Messaging service

    Customers can dedicate songs along with their voice messages;

    Dec. 22, 2003, Merrut : Airtel, one of the leading cellular operators in

    Haryana, UP(West) & Uttranchal and Kerala today announced the

    launch of a new innovative service called Music Messaging. The

    service will allow music lovers to listen to the various songs and then

    dedicate the same to any other Airtel mobile subscriber along with a

    personalized voice message.

    For using the service, the customer simply needs to dial 646 from

    his mobile and follow the voice prompts. This will lead him to the options

    Hindi and English songs. There are 10 songs under each option and the

    customer can either go on to listen to the song clippings of 90 seconds

    each or move on to the next or previous song. While listening to the

    song, the subscriber may choose to dedicate the song to some other

    Airtel Subscriber after recording a 10 second long personalized voice

    message. The music message will then be received by the person to

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    whom it has been dedicated as a Voice Message with the CLI of the

    sender. Once delivered, the message begins with the senders voice

    message followed by a 30 second clip of the song that has been

    dedicated. The charge for the service is just Rs 7/minute for a 60 second

    pulse.

    Announcing the launch of the service, Mr. N.F.Aibara, COO, Airtel-

    Haryana said The mobile phone today is no longer just a

    communication device. Rather it is a driver of self-identity and creative

    pursuits especially for the youth segment which constitutes about 70 %

    of the new customers that we enrol every month. We have always

    sought to provide our customers with new and exciting services that

    have been made possible through innovation and use of latest

    technology. The launch of this new service is another step in the same

    direction as it enables customers to add a musical edge to their

    messages-nothing can be more powerful than a message in ones own

    voice along with a song to suit the situation. I am sure this service will be

    liked by all our customers and more specially the youth

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    COVERAGE

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    BHARTI CELLULAR FOOTPRINT

    Bharti is to first achieve critical mass, then drill deep instead of spreading

    thin. Thereafter, it is ready for controlled expansion.

    In keeping with this, the company has been providing excellent service

    to its subscribers in various states. It controls a portfolio of India's most

    attractive and contiguous telecom geographies, including the states of

    Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai), Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,

    Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Delhi (inclusive of NCR). With a

    footprint dominating the map of India, Airtel Cellular accesses over 45%

    of India's total telephony potential. With the objective of critical mass

    achieved, Airtel Cellular turned to drilling deep.

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    Some Marketing And Business Tools Adopted By AIRTEL

    As To Promote Its Activities:

    Seminars: seminars are conducted at different places by the

    expert time by time to make people aware.

    Publicity: publicity is done through various media.

    Stalls at famous places: they conduct their stall after a particular

    period of time on the famous and public place to attract them towards

    themselves.

    DSA (Direct Sales Agency)

    Print media

    Hoarding

    Banners

    Advertisement

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    Leaflets

    Follow ups

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    STOCK

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    Ashish Airlink 67% 33% 45% 55% 45% 55%

    New photo comm. 36% 64% 42% 58% 43% 57%

    Ringing tone 45% 55% 43% 57% 40% 60%

    Harjas comm. 38% 63% 43% 57% 38% 63%

    Jasleen comm. 45% 55% 57% 43% 29% 71%

    Arun electronics 38% 62% 38% 63% 38% 62%

    Aman comm. 42% 58% 40% 60% 38% 62%

    Rose comm. 43% 57% 29% 71% 29% 71%

    TOTAL 45% 55% 43% 57% 37% 63%

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    B.K.Marketing 64% 36% 50% 50% 40% 60%

    Anand mart 61% 39% 9% 91% 41% 59%

    Mobile villa 68% 32% 27% 73% 44% 56%

    S.k.Agg.TV.cen 80% 20% 40% 60% 44% 56%

    Matrix telecom 37% 63% 50% 50% 30% 70%

    Gupta properties 58% 42% 38% 62% 45% 55%

    M.D.H enterprises 74% 26% 42% 58% 53% 47%

    Mobile city 44% 56% 33% 67% 45% 55%

    Vishnu electronics 58% 42% 38% 62% 43% 57%

    TOTAL 61% 39% 24% 76% 43% 57%

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    STOCK OF NARAINA

    FINDINGS

    MATCH COMPETITORS SCHEMES.

    COMMUNICATE THE SCHEMES TO RETAILERS DAILY.

    BETTER NUMBERS IN PRE PAID AS CUSTOMER REQUIRES

    CHOICE.

    ENHANCE THE SERVICE IN AREAS WITH WEAK NETWORK.

    COORDINATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS MUST BE

    IMPROVED.

    THE ZBM & ZSM MUST VISIT THE A CLASS RETAILERS

    FREQUENTLY.

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    CONCLUSION

    AIRTEL CONNECTIONS ARE SELLING BECAUSE OF BEST

    NETWORK COVERAGE.

    GOOD RELATIONSHIP OF FOS. & REATILER IS BEING HELPFUL

    IN SELLING.

    LARGE MARKET COVERAGE, EASY AVAILABILITY OF

    COUPONS.

    CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER DOES NOT CONNECTS EASILY AND

    EXECUTIVES THERE WERE ALSO NOT AWARE OF THE

    SCHEMES.

    Good service is the way to retain clients

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    Websites & Search Engine:

    www.airtelworld.com

    www.bhartiteleventures.com

    www.researchandmarket.com

    www.info-shop.com

    www.smartmobs.com

    www.yahoosearch.com

    AIRTELs reports

    Books & magazine on mobile communication

    Marketing Management by Philip Kotler

    Research Methodology by C.R. Kothari

    http://www.airtelworld.com/http://www.airtelworld.com/http://www.researchandmarket.com/http://www.researchandmarket.com/http://www.info-shop.com/http://www.info-shop.com/http://www.smartmobs.com/http://www.smartmobs.com/http://www.yahoosearch.com/http://www.yahoosearch.com/http://www.yahoosearch.com/http://www.smartmobs.com/http://www.info-shop.com/http://www.researchandmarket.com/http://www.airtelworld.com/
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    DECLARATION

    I Hereby Declare That The Summer Training Project Entitled TO STUDYTHE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN AIRTEL submitted in fulfilment of

    'PGDM is of my original work and not submitted for the award of any

    other Degree, Diploma, Fellowship or other similar TITLE or PRIZE.

    (ADITYASINGH)

    QESTIONNAIRE

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    Dear Sir/Madam,

    We are thankful to you for patronizing AIRTEL. We hope that you are

    satisfied with the product and quality of the services offered by the Airtel. As there is

    always scope for improvement, we would like to get your opinion in these areas.

    I would, therefore, request you to kindly assist us in our efforts by sparing

    a little time to give us your valuable feedback and suggestions in the feedback form

    below. Please do not hesitate to inform us of any observation that you think may be

    relevant. We assure you that we would try to come up to your expectations.

    Name:

    Occupation: ..

    Address:

    Contact Number: ..

    1. WHICH PRODUCTS OF AIRTEL THEY WERE SELLING AND WHICH NOT?

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    ________________________________________________________________

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    2. WHY WERE THEY NOT SELLING THAT PARTICULAR PRODUCT.

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    3. WHAT ARE THE DIFFICULTIES FACED DURING SELLING THE PRODUCTS.

    ________________________________________________________________

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    4. WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF STOCK MAINTAINED BY THEM.

    ________________________________________________________________

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    5. THEIR FEEDBACK IN COMPARISON WITH THE COMPETITORS.

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