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kaila

join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL
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Great Idea

But I have to wonder if WiFi is actually reducing their churn rate..... 2% has to be close to the error margins.


wifi_fun

@emhril.ameritech
/me sits back and enjoys free internet access...

anyone know how they are securing it?


calvoiper

join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA

reply to kaila
One of the great statistical language problems.

Does Verizon mean they've reduced their churn by 2% of the amount churned, or by 2% of the customer base? (If their normal churn [by month, quarter, or whatever] is 5%, then a 2% (of the base) reduction to 3% is significant. If, on the other hand, they've only reduced the churn by 2% of the churn (0.1% of the base) then it would be meaningless.

The underlying article quotes Verizon as saying that a 0.6% churn reduction would have paid for the service, so I suspect they are measuring as a % of the base.

Calvoiper
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