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    CHAPTER - 1

    GENERAL INTRODUCTION

    A large population, have low telephony penetration levels

    and rise in consumers income and spending owing to strong

    economic growth have contributed to making Indi the fastest

    growing telecom market in the world. In the beginning, two

    way radios (known as mobile rigs) were used in vehicles such

    as tanicabs, police cruisers, ambulances, and the like, but were

    not mobile phones because they were not normally connected

    to the telephone network. Users could not dial phone numbers

    from their mobile radios in their vehicles. A large community of

    mobile radio users, known as the mobile radios in their

    vehicles. A large community of mobile radio users, known as

    the mobilizes, popularized the technology that would

    eventually give way to the mobile phone.

    Today communication has been modernized from the

    telegraphic communication into pocket sized mobile

    communication plays very crucial role to connect the people

    from different places within seconds at any time at any place in

    the world. In this 21 st century, without communication no

    activities can be done. For eg.: Business people are taking any

    marketing decisions through mobile communication.

    It helps not only in the business, it covers all the other

    activities, which take place. So no person cannot live without

    communication in the present competitive era.

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    Idea cellular is a publicity listed company having listed on

    the BSE (Bangalore Stock Exchange) and the NSE (National

    Stock Exchange) in Mumbai.

    Idea cellular is a leading GSM Mobile service operator with

    Pan India Licenses, with a customer base of 47 million in 17

    states are operations are soon expected to start in Kokata and

    west Bengal, Nort East and Assam and Jammu and Kashmir. A

    frontrunner in introducing revolutionary tariff plans, IDEA

    cellular has the distinction of offering the most customersfriends and competitor prepaid offering for the first time in

    India, in an increasingly segmented market. From basic voice

    and short message service (SMS) services to high end value

    added services such as mobile TV generation and IDEA is seen

    as an innovative customer founded brand.

    IDEA Wowen Card cellers to the special needs of women

    on the move and youth card covered the emerging youth

    segment. IDEA MY GANG. The widely popular bagged the

    prestigioius Golden Peacock Award 2008 under the most

    innovative product category at the 19 th world congress on Total

    quality. A brand known for many first, IDEA was the first to

    launch the GPRS & EDGE in India. IDEA has partnered with

    Research inmotion (RIM) to offer Black Berry service on its

    network. IDEA net setter plug and play, EDGE enabled USB

    data card offered affordable data connectivity with faster

    speed and consistency.

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    IDEA offers seamless coverage to roaming centomon

    travelling to any part of the country, as well as traditional

    travelling customers across over 200 countries. IDEA cellularhas partnership over 400 operates worldwide to ensure that

    customers are always connected while on the move across the

    globe.

    IDEA part of the Aditya Birla Group. Indias first truly

    multinational corporation. The group operation in 25 countries

    and in anchored by over 1,25,000 employees belonging to 25nationalities. The group has been adjudged The Best employer

    in India and among the top 20 in Asia by the Hewitt-Economic

    Times & wall street journal study 2007.

    HistoryIncorporated as Birla Communications Limited in 1995

    obtained licenses for providing GMS based serviced in Gujarath

    and Maharashtra circles following the original GSM license

    bidding process.

    In 1996 changed name to Birla AT & T communication

    limited following joint venture between Grasim Industries and

    AT & T corporation.

    In 2000 merged with Tata Cellular limited, thereby

    acquiring original license for the Andhra Pradesh circle.

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    In 2004 changed the name as Idea Mobile

    communications Limited., In 2006 become part of the Aditya Birla Group subsequent

    to the TATA Group transferring its entire shareholders inthe company to the Aditya Birla Group. Acquired Escorts

    Telecommunications Limited. In 2007 Merger of seven subsidiaries with Idea Cellular

    Lilmited. In 2008 Idea acquired 9 licences for Punjab, Karnataka,

    Tamil Nadu and Chennai, West Bengal, Orissa, Kolkata,

    Assam, North East and Jammu and Kashmir. Acquiredspice communication with the operating circles of Punjab

    and Karnataka. In 2009 Idea launches services in Tamil Nadu, Idea

    expanded services in Orissa.

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    Our service Area The Indian telecommunications market for mobile

    services is divided into 22 service areas classified into metro

    category A, category B and category C service areas by the

    Government of India. These classification are based principally

    on a service areas revenue generating potential. Our 17

    operational service area are broken up into established and

    new service area.

    The Idea have already 40,016,153 customers are there.

    Considering the facts that service quality is vital for business

    success and consumer is occupying the centre stage in the

    business, service provider should consider the success factors

    of their business. At the end of the day human element

    occupies the centre stage in service sector and other

    supporting activities like technical skills etc. provides sufficient

    strength to carry on the business.

    Indian Telecom sector, like any other industrial sector in

    the country, has gone through many phases of growth and

    diversification. Starting from telegraphic and telephonic system

    in the 19 th century, the field of telephonic communication has

    now expanded to make use of advanced technologies like GSM,

    CDMA and WLL to the great 3G technology in mobile phones.

    Day to day both the public players and the private players

    are putting in their resources and effects to improve the

    telecommunication technology so as to give the maximum to

    their customers.

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    So the customers find difficulty to evaluate the quality of

    service offered by various services providers and select the

    best one. Customer derives greater satisfaction from a service

    when they play a bigger role in creating and providing the

    service. Customer knowledge about the service also

    determines his expectations of service.

    Chapter 2

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    Title of the Study:A study on Service reliability of IDEA company

    with regard to Tumkur district.

    Statement of the problem This particular topic is service reliability of IDEA services

    and to know more about the post paid and prepaid services

    provided by the Idea because of introduction of many network

    services the competition is very high. This study also helps to

    understand the competition between other services and also to

    analyze the services of Idea.

    The company has to conduct services or get feedback toupdate the service reliability to be better than their

    competitors. So this project based on the respondents survey

    to analyze the extent of service reliability and the essentials to

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    be done in future to increase demands will be highly fruitful for

    the company betterment.

    Hence, this study aims at analyzing the servicereliability of Idea company in Tumkur city.

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    Objectives of the study1. To know the respondents opinion about Idea services.

    2. To find out the factors influencing the purchase decisions.3. To study the service reliability of Idea services.

    4. To know about the customer satisfaction level regarding

    Idea services.

    5. To find out the opinion about network coverage of Idea

    services.

    6. To study about the additional facilities provided by them.

    7. To study the various schemes offered by Idea services.

    8. To study the price charged by the Idea services

    9. To identify the best media for advertisement.

    10.To study the reason behind using the Idea service.

    11.To find out the solutions to problems.

    12.To know the respondents opinion about quality of service

    provided by Idea company.

    13.To know the customer opinion about additional benefits

    needed to implement.

    14.To know the customer loyally towards Idea company.

    15.To find out which type of promotional activities are

    needed to improve their sales and profits.

    16.To find out respondents awareness about policies and

    various offers.17. To find out the factors which are extremely influential for

    customer during the purchase of Idea services.

    18.To find out the market share of the Idea services.

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    Scope of the study This study helps the company to know about its

    competitors. It will also help to know the customer attitude andresponse. The study of market of Idea services has been

    carried out in Tumkur city. The study is conducted to carry out

    necessary information. It helps to know the company to know

    the factors influencing the customers for accepting and

    rejecting the service. It helps in selecting the best promotional

    activity to improve the sales. It will also helps in knowing the

    level of customer satisfaction and it also helps the company to

    improve and add new features in service for customer

    acceptance.

    This study also helps to extend this service line so as to

    capture market share and face the tough competition. This

    study also helps in concentrate more on better services in

    order to attract and satisfy the prospective customers.

    It helps the company to read its customers in better way

    and to develop service reliability accordingly.

    At last, it can be taken as a basis for any future customer

    service related research studies.

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    Limitations of the study This study was conducted only in Tumkur city. So that the

    company cannot take major decision by taking only thisparticular region of survey.

    The sample size as confined to 100 respondents due to

    lack of time. The method selected is complex and time

    consuming.

    The tastes and preferences of the customers for

    accepting a service may change over a period of time.

    Research designA research design is purely a master plan or model for the

    conduct of investigation. It is specification of procedure for

    collecting and analyzing the information required for thesolution of some specific problem.

    Market research design can be classified on the basis of

    the fundamental objectives of the research

    Explanatory Descriptive

    Casual

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    Research design

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    Research design adopted for the studyDescriptive research design is adopted under which case

    method is felt to be more formalized. So that the point to be

    investigated is known correctly. The interview is targeted to a

    small group of selected individuals form the chosen areas of

    the city.

    The outcomes of the study are:

    It is possible to identify the real event or the situation

    Inference are drawn studying the entire situation

    Due to close interaction between the customers it is

    possible to collect more accurate information.

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    Research MethodPrimary data can be collected in 5 ways for the study of

    the problem.

    Observation Test Marketing Experimental

    Consumer Panel

    Personal Interview

    Telephone Mail

    Personal interview techniques are used backed up by

    structured questionnaire, a famous research tool for the study.

    Research instrumentA structured questionnaire of both open and closed end is

    felt necessary for the research problem.

    Data collection or sources of dataWhen once a research design is planned and finalized

    them of collecting both primary and secondary data has to be

    produced keeping in view the research problem.

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    Research

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    Primary data can be collected through number of method

    such as survey and observation method. The primary data is

    collected structured questionnaire form the customers.

    Internal sources Informal business records, accounting records, sales force

    records, miscellaneous records.

    External sources Survey reports, business magazines, trade journals,

    report of some specific projects, internet.

    Sampling design

    Sampling design is the basic unit containing the elements

    of population to be sampled. In this project, the respondents

    are chosen from the customers of Tumkur city.

    Sampling size

    How many people should be surveyed?

    The size of the sample has direct relationship with the

    degree of accuracy desired in the investigation. A sample size

    of 100 respondents was chosen on a random basis.

    Methodology The methodology reveals its meaning, the purpose and

    the way of collection of information from various sources.

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    Primary dataA structured questionnaire was used to collect primary

    data (a copy of which is attached to the appendix).

    In structured questionnaire the various questions are

    typed on a form, in a nature containing yes, no answers,

    rating and open ended questions.

    Questions and multiple choice questions were carried out

    to the respondents in the questionnaire. The use of structured

    questionnaire was to limit the time of the respondents and to

    eliminate bias from the answers to the great extent possible.

    Secondary dataSecondary data were collected through research of

    brochure magazines and website.

    Plan of Analysis The study is divided into several parts:

    1. First part deals with general introduction of the product.

    2. Second part deals with research methodology, which

    consists of statement of the problem, objectives, scope,

    limitations and research design.

    3. Third part deals with theoretical background consists of

    introduction of marketing and brief explanation about

    service reliability.

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    4. Fourth part deal with company profit which includes

    history, growth, business summary, etc.

    5. Fifth part deals with product profile, which includes

    services of Idea company.6. The data collected were analyzed and interpreted by

    using statistical tools like charts, tables, graphs and

    diagrams in the sixth part.

    7. Seventh part deals with summary of survey findings.

    8. Eight part deals with suggestions

    9. Ninth part deals with conclusion.

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    Chapter 3

    THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

    Theoretical perspective

    Introduction of MarketAs the 21 st century is fast growing marketing is becoming

    more and more attractive for the company at state, national

    and international levels. With the development of new markets

    and technology of selling a whole variety of consumer product

    has been designed and developed.

    Todays market is much Smarter and price sensitive than

    before, considering its consumer with more disposable income

    in his hands, he is empowered with more choice and

    purchasing power.

    The consumer is the king and queen in the market with

    his changing tastes and preferences from time to time. The

    consumer tries to satisfy his wants from different market

    sources. Hence, to know likes and dislikes of consumers

    towards the products, marketer should go for market research

    and conducting a consumer survey to know about the customer

    behavior.

    MarketMarket is a place where buyer and seller interact together

    for purchase and sales of goods and services. According to

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    Philip Kotler, A Market is an area for potential exchanges. A

    market is an aggregate demand the potential buyers for a

    products/service. A market consists of the forces of supply

    (sellers) and demand (buyers) facilitating an exchange processbetween sellers and buyers. Exchange is the heart of

    commerce or marketing.

    According to Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong, Marketing

    is the business function that identifies customers needs and

    wants, determines which target markets the organization can

    serve beset and design appropriate products, services and

    programs to serve these markets.

    Core concepts of Marketing

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    Market

    Body of Body of Market the circle of Exchange

    Feedback informationsatisfaction

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    Marketing is a social and managerial process by which

    individuals and groups obtain what they need and want

    through creating, offering, exchanging and transacting

    products of value with others.

    This definition of marketing rests on the following core

    concepts, needs, wants and demands: products (goods,

    services and ideas); value and satisfaction exchange and

    transactions; relationships and network; marketers and

    prospects.

    These concepts are illustrated below:

    Marketing managementMarketing management represents marketing concepts in

    action i.e., preplanned demand management under customer

    oriented marketing philosophy.

    Marketing management may be defined as, The process

    of management of marketing programming for accomplishing

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    Needs,Wants &demands

    Products,goods;services &

    Value, costand

    satisfactio

    Exchangeand

    Relationship andMarkets

    Marketers&

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    organizational goals and objectives. Marketing management

    involves planning, implementations and control of marketing

    programs or campaign.

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    Marketing research

    Marketing research is the systematic gathering, recordingand analyzing of idea about problems connected with market

    place that is problems related to product, price, promotion and

    distribution of the 4Ps of the marketing mix.

    Marketing research is said to be moving away from

    simple surveys to action oriented, decision oriented, problem

    solving research. Reflecting this change in orientation,marketing research may be defined as the scientific and

    controlled process of gathering of non-routine marketing

    information helping management to solve marketing problems.

    Marketing is concerned with all those factors, which have

    a direct impact upon the marketing of products and services.

    Marketing research coversMarket research, sales research, product research,

    advertising and promotion research, research on sales methods

    and policies, distribution research including the dealers

    research.

    It also concentrates on the study of product planning and

    development, pricing policies effectiveness of personal selling,

    advertisement and sales promotion, distribution structure,

    marketing strategies, market competition, etc.

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    Marketing research is directly interested in offering sound

    alternative solutions, to all marketing problems relating to

    exchange of goods and services from producer to consumers.Beginning and end of marketing is marketing research.

    SurveysA survey consists of gathering data by interviewing a

    limited number of people (a sample) selected form a larger

    group. A survey has the advantage of getting to the original

    source of information.

    In this method, the researcher obtains information from

    the respondents by interviewing them. This is the most

    common method of getting primary data. This method is more

    effective than the experimental and observation approach.

    The survey can be conducted in two ways: Sampling survey and

    census survey

    under census survey, the marketer conducts survey

    covering the entire market. The data are collected from each

    and every person in the market. But under sampling survey,

    only a part of the whole group will be studied. We may study a

    sample drawn from the large group and if the sample is

    adequately representative of the group, we should be able to

    arrive at valid conclusions.

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    As such, sampling survey is widely accepted. Data

    collection under the survey method is of three types.

    1. Personal interview

    2. Mail questionnaire3. Telephone interview

    ProductA product is any tangible, intangible offering that might

    satisfy the needs or aspirations of a consumer.

    According to Philip Kotler, A product is anything that can

    be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, a use or

    consumption that might satisfy a want or need. It includes

    physical objects, services, persons, places, organization and

    ideas.

    Features of a product

    1. Tangibility2. Intangible attributes

    3. Associated attributes

    4. Exchange value

    5. Consumer satisfaction

    Product mixA product mix is the set of all product lines and items that

    a particular seller offers for sale to buyers. It has four main

    characteristics.

    1. Length

    2. Width

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    3. Depth

    4. Consistence

    Customer The customer is the focal point of the marketing mix. He

    is not dependent on the seller in reality and not an interruption

    of sellers work. A customer does the seller a favor when he

    meets the salesman. The salesman is not doing him a favor by

    serving him. Let the salesman remember three things.

    1. A customer is the most important asset a marketer/seller

    can have.

    2. A customer is the hardest thing to get.

    3. A customer is the easiest thing to lose.

    Consumer preferenceIt is priorities given by the customers towards particular

    product or towards brand and other related product aspects.Here consumer preference depends on the advantages of

    particular product over other product or brand.

    Factors affecting consumer preferenceConsumer purchases are influenced by cultural, social

    and psychological characteristics or factors they are as follows:

    cultural factors; culture, sub culture, social class, social factors;

    group, family, roles and status, age and life cycle, occupation,

    life style.

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    Marketing philosophies for services There are four known philosophies of marketing which

    have at same time or the other been held by the managers of

    commercial organizations. Ion case of devices are:

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    a. The production concept

    It is assumed that customer will buy the servicesoffered by various services firms, provided they are

    accessible and affordable. Accordingly service providers

    must develop services which they consider useful and at

    affordable prices, then they will easily sell.

    b.The product concept

    Customers will buy these services that offer the bestquality and value for money. Thus according to this

    approach the serviced providers must direct their efforts

    at improving their quality of service and by doing so,

    customers will try them.

    c.The selling concept

    This concept assumes that customers will not buythe firms services unless a positive efforts is made by the

    firm to sell them. Accordingly, this concept implies the

    need not only for advertising and other sale promotion

    activities, but also aggressive selling or active

    persuasive selling of services by the marketing staff.

    d.The marketing conceptAccording to this concept to ensure the long term

    commercial success the service firms have to find out the

    needs and wants of target markets and to adopt their

    organization as well as services to satisfy those needs

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    and wants more effectively and efficiently than

    competitors.

    Service qualityIt is difficult for customers to evaluate services ascompared to conventional products. It is because of this reason

    that service providing firm give a lot of thought to the physical

    environment in which the service is delivered they try to build

    up a service image with tangible features. Many such tangible

    service features are included in the advertising and

    promotional literature.

    Service quality means focusing on satisfying customers

    need and in that sense it is not much different from product

    quality which also focuses on satisfying customer needs.

    However, service will be intangible and can be experienced by

    the customer only.

    Parasuraman, Zenithal and Berry developed a research

    instrument called SERVQUAL to measure customer satisfaction

    with different aspects of service quality. Accordingly there are

    five specific dimensions of service quality. They are:

    Tangibles

    Empathy Reliability

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    Assurance Responsiveness

    5 Stars of Quality

    ResponsivenessResponsiveness is willingness to help customer and

    provide prompt service. The focus under this quality

    determinant is our attentiveness and promptness in dealing

    with the customer queries i.e., requests, problems, complaints

    and questions of the customer.

    AssuranceAssurance relates to knowledge and accuracy of

    employees and their ability to convey trust and confidence.

    This inspires trust and confidence. This dimension is of great

    significance for service where a customer perceives high risk

    include legal services medical services, brokerage and stock

    services.

    EmpathyEmpathy is the ability to provide caring individualized

    attentions the firm provides its customers. Empathy meanstreating the customers as indirect i.e., it calls for customized

    services. For organization each customer is unique and they

    provide personalize service to their customer.

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    Tangibles Tangibles are appearance of physical facilities,

    equipment, personnel and communication materials. The

    customer evaluate the quality of services as above tangiblefeatures. The service organization try to enhance their image,

    provide continuity and through tangibles signal quality to

    customers.

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    ReliabilityIn marketing research, reliability is the accuracy with

    which data portrays reality, particularly when a sample group is

    studied in order to make generalization about a total

    population. Reliability is the ability of the entity to perform its

    assigned task predictably and without fail at all times.

    Fujitsus quality of service management as delivered

    through its quality of service. Appliance is designed for

    conforms to the highest possible reliability standards. In the

    world of service level management there are four areas that

    require a reliability strategy.

    1. The network and system operation.

    2. New equipment introduction (for possible compromise of

    existing network and system integrity).

    3. The new equipment itself.4. The service status and warranty commitments of new

    equipment suppliers.

    Service reliability includes three important factors:

    1. Accessibility - Service is available when desired

    2. Continuity - customers has uninterrupted service over

    desired duration

    3. Performance - meets the customer expectations

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    Characteristics of Telecom Industry

    Entry and Exit barriers Telecom industry is characterized by high entry and exit

    barriers. Service provides need to invest huge capital to built or

    hire the necessary infrastructure for providing services to

    customers.

    Eg: Tata tele services in India invested an amount of Rs. 7533

    crore for setting up the required infrastructure because of the

    high cost of capital involved in most countries the government

    owned telecom service organization enjoys monopoly. Thus the

    telecom industry is heavily regulated by the government.

    Even in an open industry where the private players are

    allowed to operate if a player finds it difficult to compete and

    wants to quit the industry, finding a right buyer is a formidable

    task. The buyer should be willing to pay the huge amount enter

    the market and face the challenges.

    Competition The intangible inseperable and heterogeneous nature of

    telecom service poses difficulty to new players in attracting

    potential customers. It also makes it difficult for the existing

    players attempt to convince customers by offering various

    supplementary services using advanced technology.

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    Market segmentationIt is the basic step for any service to be served and the

    marketing strategy required to serve it. Therefore, let us start

    with an understanding of market segmentation of the telecomindustry in India.

    The market for telecom industry can be divided into

    following segments based on the consumer.

    Individual The most important segment is that of individual

    customers or households. Because of the monopoly of

    government owned tele-communication sector in India. People

    earlier paid very high prices for communication services. After

    the basic telephone services were opened for private players in

    1994, many players entered the market and the prices came

    down owing to competition. Te number of individual users

    increased significantly as the reach improved and service

    efficiency increased.

    CorporateCorporate communication includes the communication of

    information between two units in two different locations of a

    city, of country or in two different countries. Business

    communication can take any form, telephonic conversation

    letter, email, fan, etc. it is important that the message be

    conveyed clear and fast, without any distortions for the

    business to function effectively and efficiently.

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    Rural

    During the monopoly of the government owned service

    providers, the worstly affected customer was the ruralcustomer. The reach was so bad and the quality of service

    provided was even worse. The telecom revolution of the late

    80s and early 90s saw a change in the rural areas and provide

    basic telephone services at subsidized prices, the reach of

    telecom services to remote areas has improved. The efficiency

    of the services has also improved.

    UrbanIn urban areas, the number of telephone subscribers is

    significantly higher than rural areas. This is because of not only

    the available infrastructure but also the presence of educated

    masses, which are comfortable using technology and therefore

    use it more frequently. Infact, urban India has grown to become

    dependent on telecom services.

    This is one of the reasons why most cellular service

    providers start their business in the cities first and then

    proceed to capture the rural areas.

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    Chapter 4

    INDUSTRY PROFILE

    Mobile Phones - A History

    Introduction

    Digital wireless and cellular roots go back to

    the 1940s when commercial mobile telephony

    began. Compared with the furious pace of development today, it may seem odd that

    mobile wireless hasn't progressed further in

    the last 60 years. Where are our video watch

    phones? There were many reasons for this delay but the most

    important ones were technology, cautiousness, and federal

    regulation.

    As the loading coil and vacuum tube made possible the early

    telephone network, the wireless revolution began only after low

    cost microprocessors and digital switching became available.

    The Bell System, producers of the finest landline telephone

    system in the world, moved hesitatingly and at times with

    disinterest toward wireless. Anything AT&T produced had to

    work reliably with the rest of their network and it had to makeeconomic sense, something not possible for them with the few

    customers permitted by the limited frequencies available at the

    time. Frequency availability was in turn controlled by the

    Federal Communications Commission, whose regulations and

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    unresponsiveness constituted the most significant factors

    hindering radio-telephone development, especially with cellular

    radio, delaying that technology in America by perhaps 10

    years.

    In Europe and Japan, though, where governments could

    regulate their state run telephone companies less, mobile

    wireless came no sooner, and in most cases later than the

    United States.

    Japanese manufacturers, although not first with a working

    cellular radio, did equip some of the first car mounted mobilephone services, their technology equal to whatever America

    was producing. Their products enabled several first commercial

    cellular telephone systems, starting in Bahrain, Tokyo, Osaka,

    Mexico City.

    Wireless and Radio Defined

    Communicating wirelessly does not require radio. Everyone'snoticed how appliances like power saws cause havoc to A.M.

    radio reception. By turning a saw on and off you can

    communicate wirelessly over short distances using Morse code,

    with the radio as a receiver. But causing electrical interference

    does not constitute a radio transmission. Inductive and

    conductive schemes, which we will look at shortly, also

    communicate wirelessly but are limited in range, often difficult

    to implement, and do not fulfill the need to reliably and

    predictably communicate over long distances. So let's see what

    radio is and then go over what it is not.

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    Weik defines radio as:

    "1. A method of communicating over a distance by modulating

    electromagnetic waves by means of an intelligence bearing-

    signal and radiating these modulated waves by means of

    transmitter and a receiver. 2. A device or pertaining to a

    device, that transmits or receives electromagnetic waves in the

    frequency bands that are between 10kHz and 3000 GHz."

    Interestingly, the United States Federal Communications

    Commission does not define radio but the U.S. General Services

    Administration defines the term simply:

    1. Telecommunication by modulation and radiation of

    electromagnetic waves.

    2. A transmitter, receiver, or transceiver used for

    communication via electromagnetic waves.

    3. A general term applied to the use of radio waves.

    Radio thus requires a modulated signal within the radio

    spectrum, using a transmitter and a receiver. Modulation is a

    two part process, a current called the carrier, and a signal

    bearing information. We generate a continuous, high frequency

    carrier wave, and then we modulate or vary that current with

    the signal we wish to send. Notice how a voice signal varies thecarrier wave below:

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    This technique to modulate the carrier is called amplitude

    modulation. Amplitude means strength. A.M. means a carrier

    wave is modulated in proportion to the strength of a signal. The

    carrier rises and falls instantaneously with each high and low of

    the conversation. The voice current, in other words, produces

    an immediate and equivalent change in the carrier.

    For voice this is exactly the same way a telephone works, using

    the essential principle of variable resistance. A voice in

    telephony modulates the current of a telephone line. Compared

    to a telephone line, the unmodulated carrier in radio is simply

    the steady and continuous current the transmitter generates.

    When you talk the radio puts, superimposes, or impresses your

    conversation's signal on the current the radio is transmitting.

    Conversation causes the current's resistance to go up and

    down, that is, your voice varies or modulates the carrier. I

    illustrate this idea with the diagram below.

    The only difference between a telephone and radio is that we

    call the transmitter a microphone. Now that we've quicklylooked at radio, let's go on to its early development.

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    History of CELLULAR TELEPHONY IN INDIA

    Cellular 1992 -Telecommunication sector in India liberalizedto bridge the gap through government spending & to provide

    additional resources for the nations telecom target. Private

    sector allowed participating

    1993 - The telecom industry gets an annual foreign investment

    Rs 20.6 million

    1994 - License for providing cellular mobile services granted

    by the government of India for the Metropolitan cites of

    Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata & Chennai. Cellular mobile service

    to be duopoly (i.e. not more than two cellular mobile

    operators could be licensed in each telecom circle), under

    a fixed license fee regime for 10 years.

    1995 - 19 more telecom circles get mobile licenses

    1995(August) - Kolkata became the first metro to have a

    cellular network

    1997 - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is set up

    1998 - Annual foreign investment in telecom stands at Rs

    17,756.4 million.

    1999 - FDI inflow into telecom sector falls by almost 90% to

    Rs. 2126.7 million

    1999 - Tariff rebalancing exercise gets initiated1999(March) - National Telecom Policy is announced.

    2000(June) - FDI inflow drops further down to Rs 918 million

    coming

    2000 (January) - Amendment of TRAI Act.

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    Telephone system in India

    India's telephone system, like many other aspects of

    telecommunications, is in the government sector, under the

    control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The

    modernization of the telephone system in India has been

    underway since 1986 when Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, a

    government corporation, was established to operate systems in

    Bombay and New Delhi, and Videsh Sanchar Nigam, also

    government owned, was set up as the overseas carrier.Progress was slow, however; the rest of the nation's service

    continued as a civil-service-run operation under the

    Department of Telecommunications until 1994 when basic

    telephone services were opened to private-sector competition.

    Service providers in IndiaRecently only the PSUs BSNL and MTNL were allowed to

    provide basic phone service through copper wires in India.

    MTNL is operating in Delhi and Mumbai only and all other parts

    are covered by BSNL. The boost in India telecom market has

    also given rise to illegal setups and practices.

    Following the directives issued by the minister of

    communication and IT, Government of India, the department of telecom has setup vigilance telecom monitoring cells at Delhi,

    Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and other important locations to

    vigorously defect the illegal telecom setups in the country. VTM

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    cells continuously monitor the operators to check the grey

    market cells.

    Chapter 5

    COMPANY PROFILE

    IDEA Type - Public

    Founded - 1995

    Head quarters - MumbaiKey people - M.R. Prasanna,

    CEO

    Kumar Mangalam,

    Chairman

    Rajesh Birla,

    ChairpersonIndustry - Mobile tele-

    communicationsProducts - Mobile networks,

    Telecom services, etc.

    Revenue - 1946.5 million (2009)

    Net income - 103344.41million (2009)

    Idea is a mobile network operator with its headquarters in

    Mumbai. It is the largest mobile tele communications network

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    company in the world by turnover and has a market value of

    about 75 billion (2008).

    As Indias leading GSM mobile services operator, IDEAcellular has licenses to operate in 11 circles. With a customer

    base of over 17 millikon. IDEA cellular has operations in Delhi,

    Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Andra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,

    Chattisgarh, Uttaranjchal, Haryana, UP-West, Himachal Pradesh

    and Kerala. IDEA cellulars footprint currently covers

    approximately 45% of Indias population and over 50% of the

    potential telecom market.

    As a leader in value added services, Innovation is central

    to IDEAs VAS factory. It is the first cellular company to launch

    music messaging with cellular jockey, background tones, group

    talk, a voice portal with Say IDEA and a complete suit of

    mobile email services.

    A front runner on introducing revolutionary tariff plans,

    IDEA cellular has the distinction of offering the most customer

    friendly and competitive prepaid offerings, for the first time in

    India, with super power 2 minutes outgoing free, lifelong offer

    and other segmented offerings like womens card. life time

    Ideas is the first and only loyalty program, for the prepaid

    customer, introduced by a cellular brand.

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    The latest feature in the IDEA cap is the GSM association

    award for Bill Flash. It has recently won making it the first

    cellular operator in India to win an award on this platform.

    Idea cellular is part of Aditya Birla Group, which is Indias

    first truly multinational corporation global in vision, rooted in

    Indian values, the group is driven by a performance ethic

    pegged on value creation for its multiple stakeholders.

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    Awards & rewards of the company1. Buzziest Brand in India 2009

    Idea voted 4 th Biggest brand in India by afags.

    2. Golden Peacock - 2008, Most innovative product and

    service.

    3. Asian Mobile News Awards 2008 and 2007, Mobile

    Operators of Year in India.

    4. GSM Association Award Best Billing customer care

    solution 2006-07

    5. Bill Flash service at GSM association awards in

    Barcelona, Spain 2005

    6. Won the award for the CARE services in the Best Billing

    customer care solution at the GSM Association Award in

    Barcelona.

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    Cluster headArea ManagerBranch ManagerSales ManagerShop Manager2 Marketing Executives4 customer care executives2 Office boys

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    ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

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    Mission & Vision statement

    Vision Statement

    It goes without saying that the brand vision of Idea

    mirrors the companys vision

    Mission statement

    We will delight our customers while meeting their

    individual communication needs anytime anywhere

    We survive because of our customers.

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    PRODUCT PROFILE

    Idea cellular, a pan-Indea mobile operator has launched

    breakthrough tariff plans to enable its subscribers to call at

    affordable rates anywhere in the country. Idea has launched

    two tariff plans offering all local calls at 40 paise per minute.

    STD at 60 paise per minute and another plan offering all local

    and STD calls at just 1 paise per second. This initiative by IDEA

    cellular is set to user in a new era of mobile phone billing,

    besides offering lowest call tariffs in Karnataka.

    The Super Saral plan, new IDEA prepaid subscribers can

    do their first recharge with either purchase for Rs. 44 or Rs. 94

    tariff voucer. The two vouchers come with a tariff validity of

    one year.

    IDEAs per second tariff plan will offer all local and STD

    calls on any network in India, at the lowest tariff of 1 paisa per

    second. New IDEA subscribers can avail the per second plan by

    purchasing super seconds voucher for Rs. 47,97 & Rs.196.

    this would include talktime and free promotional local SMSs

    and comes with a tariff validity of 1 year.

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    Chapter 6

    DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONTable No. 1: Table showing respondents

    using Idea services

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factor

    s

    No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents

    1 Yes 100 100%2 No 0 0% Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above it is clear that 100% of the respondents

    are using Idea services and from the above analysis it can be

    analyzed that the youngsters are more attracted towards Idea

    prepaid services of Idea in Tumkur city.

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    Graph No. 1: Table showing respondents

    using Idea services

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    Table NO.2 : Table showing respondents

    knowledge of the Idea service throughdifferent sources

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Dealer 6 6%

    2 Friends 48 48%

    3 Relative

    s

    4 4%

    4 Media 36 36%

    5 Colleagu

    es

    1 1%

    6 Others 5 5%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation The sources such as dealers, friends, relatives, media,

    colleagues and others play an important role in promoting the

    particular service.

    From the above table, it is clear that 48% of respondents

    know about IDEA through friends, 36% of them are known by

    Media, 6% of them are known are dealer, 5% of them are

    known by others and 1% of them known by colleagues.

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    Graph NO.2 : Table showing respondents

    knowledge of the Idea service throughdifferent sources

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    Table No. 3: Table showing respondents opinion

    about IDEA services

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factor

    s

    No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Excelle

    nt

    14 14%

    2 Good 65 65%3 Better 21 21%4 Poor 0 0%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation To attract customers the company should try to provide

    the best services by fulfilling the expectation of the customers

    and also provide additional facilities. From the above table it is

    clear that 65% of respondents feel good about IDEA services,21% of them feel better, 14% of them feel Excellent, 0% of

    them feel poor.

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    Graph No. 3: Table showing respondents opinionabout IDEA services

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    Table No. 4: Table showing respondents

    opinion on payment PreferenceSl.n

    o.

    Factor

    s

    No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Post

    paid

    13 13%

    2 Pre-

    paid

    87 87%

    Total 100 100%

    InterpretationCustomers preference is priorities given by the customers

    towards particular service at the time of purchase.

    From the above table it is clear that 13% of the

    respondents prefer to purchase post paid and 87% of them

    prefer to purchase prepaid.

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    Graph No. 4: Table showing respondents

    opinion on payment

    Preference

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    Table NO. 5: Table showing respondents opinion

    about pricing of IDEA sim cardSl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Cheaper 45 45%2 Value for

    money

    55 55%

    3 Too high

    price

    0 0%

    4 Expensive 0 0% Total 100 100%

    InterpretationPrice is the main factor which affects the sale or market.

    Therefore, a sound pricing policy and transports rates of calls

    must be adopted to have maximum sales revenue.

    From the above table it is clear that 45% of the

    respondents feel cheaper about pricing of IDEA sim card, 55%

    of them feel value for money.

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    Graph NO. 5: Table showing respondents opinionabout pricing of IDEA sim card

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    Table No. 6: Table showing respondents opinion

    about pricing of IDEA Life Time ValiditySl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Cheaper 25 25%2 Value for

    money

    50 50%

    3 Too high

    price

    20 20%

    4 Expensive 5 5% Total 100 100%

    InterpretationPrice is the main factor which affects the sales or market.

    Therefore, a sound pricing policy and transports rates of calls

    must be adopted to have maximum sales revenue.

    From the above table it is clear that 50% of respondents

    feel value for money, 25% of respondents feel cheaper, 20% of

    respondents feel too high price and 5% of respondents feel

    expensive.

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    Graph No. 6: Table showing respondents opinion

    about pricing of IDEA Life Time Validity

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    Table No. 7: Table showing respondents

    awareness about chota recharge offered

    by IDEA service

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factor

    s

    No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 78 78%2 No 22 22%

    Total 100 100%

    InterpretationCustomers awareness towards its various services

    indicates the efficiency of companies promotional strategy.

    From the above table it is clear that 78% of the

    respondents have awareness about chota recharge offered by

    IDEA and 22% have not aware about chota recharge offered.

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    Graph No. 7: Table showing respondents

    awareness about chota rechargeoffered by IDEA service

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    Table No. 8: Table showing respondents opinion

    about customer care service

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Excellen

    t

    16 16%

    2 Good 54 54%3 Better 21 21%4 Poor 9 9%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 16% of the

    respondents said excellent about customer care service, 54%

    of them feel good, 21% of them feel better and 9% of them feel

    poor.

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    Graph No. 8: Table showing respondents opinion

    about customer care service

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    Table No. 9: Table showing respondents opinion

    about the buying decision

    Sl.no. Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Price 15 15%2 Brand image 25 25%3 Best service 19 19%4 Customer service 1 1%

    5 Good networkcoverage

    40 40%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    The behavior of one consumer towards a particular

    product differs from another consumer. This is because of the

    factors that they consider before purchase differs, fewconsumers give importance for price, brand image, some

    others for network coverage.

    From the above table it is clear that 40% of the

    respondents prefer good network coverage while purchasing

    25% of them consider because of Brand image, 19% of them

    consider of best service, 15% of them consider because of price and 1% of them consider because of customer service.

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    Graph No. 9: Table showing respondents opinionabout the buying decision

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    Table No. 10: Table showing respondents

    experience about disturbance Likesudden disconnection

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factor

    s

    No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 53 53%2 No 47 47%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table, it is clear that 53% of the

    respondents say Yes about the experience like sudden

    disconnection, 47% of them said No.

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    Graph No. 10: Table showing respondents

    experience aboutdisturbance Like sudden

    disconnection

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    Table No. 11: Table showing respondents

    opinion about time take to attend theComplaints

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Few minutes 44 44%2 Few hours 33 33%

    3 One day 22 22%4 More than 2

    days

    1 1%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 44% of respondents

    said that the time taken to attend the complaints is few

    minutes, 33% of respondents said few hours, 22% of

    respondents said one day, 1% of respondents said more than 2

    days.

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    Graph No. 11: Table showing respondents

    opinion about time take to attendthe Complaints

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    Table No. 12: Table showing respondents

    opinion about average total callduration

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Less than 30

    min.

    43 43%

    2 30 min. 60min.

    39 39%

    3 60 min. 90

    min.

    4 4%

    4 More than 90

    min.

    14 14%

    Total 100 100%

    InterpretationFrom the above table it is clear that 43% of the

    respondents said less than 30 min. about average total call

    duration, 39% of them said 30-60 min., 4% of them said 60-90

    min., 14% of them said more than 90 min.

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    Graph No. 12: Table showing respondentsopinion about average total callduration

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    Table No. 13: Table showing respondents

    opinion about preference of prepaid recharge offer

    Sl.no. Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Rs. 10 30 34 34%2 Rs. 30 50 30 30%

    3 Rs. 100 150

    26 26%

    4 Rs. 150

    300

    10 10%

    5 Rs. 500 &

    above

    0 0%

    Total 100 100%

    InterpretationFrom the above table it is clear that 34% of the

    respondents prefer Rs. 10-30 recharge offer, 30% of them

    prefer Rs. 30 50, 26% of them prefer Rs. 100 150, 10% of

    them prefer Rs. 150 300, 0% of them prefer Rs. 500 and

    above.

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    Graph No. 13: Table showing respondents

    opinion about preferenceof prepaid recharge offer

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    Table No. 14: Table showing respondents

    opinion about expenditure onprepaid bill in a month

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Rs. 150

    250

    59 59%

    2 Rs. 250 350

    30 30%

    3 Rs. 400

    500

    6 6%

    4 Rs. 500 &

    above

    5 5%

    Total 100 100%

    InterpretationFrom the above table it is clear that 59% of the

    respondents spend Rs. 150 250 for prepaid bill in a month.

    30% of them spend Rs. 250-350, 6% of them spend Rs. 400-

    500, 5% of them spend Rs. 500 & above.

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    Graph No. 14: Table showing respondents

    opinion about expenditure onprepaid bill in a month

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    Table No. 15: Table showing respondents

    opinion about selection of media foradvertisement to reach prospective

    customers

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Newspap

    er

    16 16%

    2 Televisio

    n

    81 81%

    3 Magazin

    e

    3 3%

    4 Other 0 0% Total 100 100%

    Interpretation These are the days of competition where in plenty of

    players are there in a particular field. Its not enough to provide

    only best services. To create awareness about their existence

    best media should be selected for advertisement.

    From the above table it is clear that 81% of the

    respondents said that television is the best media for

    advertisement to reach the prospective customers, 16% of

    them said newspaper, 3% of them said magazine, 0% of them

    said others.

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    Graph No. 15: Table showing respondents

    opinion about selection of media foradvertisement to reach prospective

    customers

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    Table No. 16: Table showing respondents

    awareness about voice SMS service

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 72 72%2 No 28 28%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation:

    From the above table it is clear that 72% of

    respondents know about the voice SMS services and

    22% of respondents no.

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    Graph No. 16: Table showing respondents

    awareness about voice SMS service

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    Table No. 17: Table showing respondents

    opinion about theadvertisement

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 More

    impressive

    80 80%

    2 Lessimpressive

    7 7%

    3 Average 13 13%4 Poor 0 0%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    Advertisement can do wonders if that is properly done

    through effective way, it helps the company to persuade the

    general public to persuade the good or service advertised.

    From the above table it is clear that 80% of the

    respondents feel more impressive about advertisement, 13% of

    them feel average, 7% of them feel less impressive, 0% of

    them feel poor.

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    Graph No. 17: Table showing respondentsopinion about the advertisement

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    Table No. 18: Table showing respondents

    opinion about cost of IDEA servicecompares to other companies service

    Sl.no. Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 High 15 15%2 Affordabl

    e

    60 60%

    3 Expensiv

    e

    25 25%

    4 Low 0 0% Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 60% of respondents

    feel cost is affordable when compare to other company, 5% of

    them feel high, 25% of them feel expensive, 0% of them feel

    low.

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    Graph No. 18: Table showing respondents

    opinion about cost of IDEA servicecompares to other companies service

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    Table No. 19: Table showing respondents

    opinion about IDEA servicecompatible with needs of customer

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 89 89%2 No 11 11%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 89% of the

    respondents say yes about the IDEA service is compatible with

    needs of customers 11% of the respondents say No.

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    Graph No. 19: Table showing respondents

    opinion about IDEA servicecompatible with needs of customer

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    Table No. 20: Table showing respondents

    opinion about the informationprovided by the advertisements

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 83 83%2 No 17 17%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    Advertising is a major promotional tool for presentation

    and promotion of ideas of goods and services. So all the new

    offers and information should be communicated regularly to

    reach the customers.

    From the above it is clear that 83% of the respondents

    agreed that they provide information through advertisements

    and 17% said No.

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    Graph No. 20: Table showing respondents

    opinion about the informationprovided by the advertisements

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    Table 21: Table showing the opinion about the

    billing system in IDEA service

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Correct 59 59%2 Incorrect 3 3%3 There are simple

    errors

    38 38%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 59% of respondents

    said that the billing system is correct in IDEA, 38% of them say

    there are simple errors, 3% of them say incorrect.

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    Graph 21: Table showing the opinion about the

    billing system in IDEA service

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    Table No. 22: Table showing respondents

    opinion about reason behind usingIDEA service

    Sl.no. Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Price difference 15 15%2 Availability of

    network

    36 36%

    3 Schemes 39 39%4 Additional

    benefits

    10 10%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    The factors such as availability of network coverage, price

    difference, brand image, ads play an important role in buying

    decision of different companys service.

    From the above table, it is clear that 39% of the

    respondents are using IDEA because of different schemes, 36%

    of them for availability of network, 10% of them for price

    difference, 10% of them for additional benefits.

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    Graph No. 22: Table showing respondents

    opinion about reason behind usingIDEA service

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    Table No. 23: Table showing respondents

    opinion about the informationabout new tariff and offers

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Regularly 62 62%2 Once in a

    week

    21 21%

    3 Once in 15

    days

    7 7%

    4 Once in a

    month

    10 10%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    The new offers and tariff when offered by the company it

    is necessary to inform regularly so that it can reach all thecustomers. From the above table it is clear that 62% of the

    respondents said that they provide information about new tariff

    and offers regularly, 21% of them said once in a week, 7% of

    them said once in 15 days, 10% of them said once in a month.

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    Graph No. 23: Table showing respondents

    opinion about the informationabout new tariff and offers

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    Table 24: Table showing respondents opinionabout rating of the performance Of IDEAservice

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Excellent 20 20%2 Good 46 46%3 Satisfied 30 30%4 Poor 4 4%

    5 Notsatisfied

    0 0%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 20% of the

    respondents rate excellent about the performance of IDEA

    service, 46% of them said good, 30% of them said satisfied, 4%

    of them said it is poor.

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    Graph 24: Table showing respondents opinionabout rating of the performance Of IDEAservice

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    Table No. 25: Table showing respondents

    opinion about preference of IDEAservice as best service

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 86 86%2 No 14 14%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    Service should be elegant and change from time in such

    way it should create demand for present trend and attract

    prospective buyers by its unique service.

    From the above table it is clear that 86% of therespondents agreed idea service as best service, 14% of them

    said No.

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    Graph No. 25: Table showing respondents

    opinion about preference of IDEA service as best service

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    Table No. 26: Table showing respondents

    opinion about suitability of IDEA serviceto particular category

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 High class

    people

    10 10%

    2 Middle classpeople

    24 24%

    3 Youngsters 31 31%4 All the above 35 35%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    According to the purchasing power of the buyer they will

    prefer the particular service.

    From the above table it is clear that 35% of the

    respondents said for All the above, 31% of them feel for

    youngsters, 24% of them feel for middle class people, 10% of

    them feel for high class people.

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    Graph No. 26: Table showing respondents

    opinion about suitability of IDEA serviceto particular category

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    Table No. 27: Table showing respondents

    opinion about chota credit serviceSl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Excellen

    t

    24 24%

    2 Good 44 44%3 Better 28 28%4 Poor 4 4%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    As the competition level grows day-by-day, every

    marketer has to anlayse the service innovation patterns of their

    competitors and add the extra service to attract customers.

    From the above table it is clear that 24% of therespondents said excellent about the chota credit service, 44%

    of them said good, 28% of them said better, 4% of them said

    poor.

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    Graph No. 27: Table showing respondents

    opinion about chota credit service

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    Table No. 28: Table showing respondents

    opinion about caller tune service

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Satisfied 80 80%2 Highly

    satisfied

    4 4%

    3 Dissatisfied 16 16% Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    Introducing of new service help the company to attract

    more customers. From the above table it is clear that 80% of

    the respondents feel satisfied about caller tune service, 4% of

    them are highly satisfied, 16% of them are dissatisfied.

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    Graph No. 29: Table showing respondents

    opinion about caller tune service

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    Table No 30: Table showing respondents opinion

    about the dealer customerRelationship

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Healthy and

    harmonious

    33 33%

    2 More information 45 45%3 Not so customer

    friendly

    10 10%

    4 Less co-operative 12 12% Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    The success of any business depends largely on the

    confidence and loyalty of the customers. This can be gained

    only by giving good services in order to develop a good dealer-customer relationship.

    From the above table it is clear that 45% of the

    respondents said that the dealer customer relationship is more

    informative. 33% of them feel healthy and harmonious, 12% of

    them feel less co-operative, 10% of them feel not so customer

    friendly.

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    Graph No 30: Table showing respondents

    opinion about the dealer customerRelationship

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    Table NO. 31: Table showing respondents

    opinion about SMS pack

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 High 27 27%2 Affordable 46 46%3 Expensive 15 15%4 Low 12 12%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 46% of the

    respondents feel that SMS pack is affordable, 27% of them feel

    it is high, 15% of them feel expensive, 12% of them feel low.

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    Graph NO. 31: Table showing respondents

    opinion about SMS pack

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    Table No. 32: Table showing respondents

    opinion about call rates of Idea ServicesSl.no. Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 High 19 19%2 Affordab

    le

    46 46%

    3 Expensi

    ve

    25 25%

    4 Low 10 10% Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 46% of respondents feel

    affordable about the call rates of Idea service, 25% of them feel

    expensive, 19% of them feel high, 10% of them feel low.

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    Graph No. 32: Table showing respondents

    opinion about call rates of IdeaServices

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    Table 33: Table showing respondents opinion

    about frequently increase in theprice of IDEA

    Sl.n

    o.

    Factors No. of

    respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 53 53%2 No 47 47%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation

    From the above table it is clear that 53% of respondents

    say Yes, there is increase in the price of IDEA frequently, 47%

    of them say NO.

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    Graph 33: Table showing respondents opinion

    about frequently increase in the price of IDEA

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    Table No: 34

    Table title: Table showing respondents opinion

    about SMS pack.

    Sl.

    No.Factors

    No of

    Respondents

    % of

    respondents1 High 27 27%2 Affordable 46 46%

    3 Expensive 15 15%4 Low 12 12%Total 100 100%

    Interpretation:

    From the above table it is clear that 46% of the

    respondents feel SMS Pack is affordable, 27% of them feel it is

    high, 15% of them feel expensive, 12% of them feel low.

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    Graph 34: Table showing respondents opinion

    about SMS pack.

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    Table No: 35

    Table title: Table showing respondents opinionabout the all rates of Idea service.

    Sl.

    No.Factors

    No of

    Respondents

    % of

    respondents1 High 19 19%2 Affordable 46 46%3 Expensive 25 25%4 Low 10 10%

    Total 100 100%

    Interpretation:

    From the above table it is clear that 46% of respondents

    feel affordable about the call rates of Idea service, 25% of them

    feel expensive, 19% of them feel high, 10% of them feel low.

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    Graph 35: Table showing respondents

    opinion about the all rates of Idea

    service.

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    Table No: 36

    Table title: Table showing respondents opinionabout frequently increase in the price of

    Idea.

    Sl.

    No.Factors

    No of

    Respondents

    % of

    respondents1 Yes 53 53%2 No 47 47%

    Total 100 100%Interpretation:

    From the above table it is clear that 53% of respondents

    say yes there is increase in the price of Idea frequently 47% of

    them say No.

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    Graph 36: Table showing respondents opinion

    about frequently increase in the price of Idea.

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    CHAPTER - 7

    FINDINGS1. According to the survey results 48% of the respondents

    came to know about the IDEA services through friends.

    2. From the survey it is found that 65% of the respondents

    feel good about Idea services.

    3. From the survey it is found that 87% of the respondents

    are using pre-paid services.

    4. About 55% of the respondents has said that the pricing of Idea sim card is value for money.

    5. From the survey, it is found that 54% of the respondents

    have said that the pricing of life time validity is value for

    money.

    6. Out of the respondents interview 78% of the respondents

    are aware of Chota recharge offered by the IDEA service.

    7. About 54% of the respondents said good about thecustomer care service.

    8. Majority of buying decision of the respondents is mainly

    based on price, brand image, best services, good net

    work coverage. About 40% of the respondents consider

    good network coverage while purchasing the service.

    9. From the extracts, its found that 47% of the respondents

    have not experienced about disturbance like sudden

    disconnection.

    10.44% of the respondents agreed that the time taken to

    attend their complaints is few minutes.

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    11.About 43% of the respondents said average total call

    duration is less than 30 min.

    12.From the extract it is found that 34% of the respondents

    prefer Rs. 10-30 recharge.13. About 59% of the respondents spend Rs. 150-250 for the

    prepaid bill in a month.,

    14.81% of the respondents said that the television is the

    best media for advertisement to reach prospective

    customer.

    15. Out of the respondents interviewed 72% of respondents

    were aware of voice SMS service.16.44% of the respondents feel more impressive about the

    advertisement.

    17.60% of respondents feel Idea service affordable when

    compared to other company service.

    18.About 89% of the respondents feel IDEA is compatible

    with the needs of customers.

    19. From the extracts, it is found that 83% of the respondents

    feels that IDEA advertisement will provide update

    information.

    20.From the survey, 59% of respondents feel that the billing

    system is correct.

    21.About 39% of the respondents purchase Idea service

    because of the schemes.

    22.About 62% of the respondents said that the information

    informed about new offers and plans are regular.

    23. From the survey it is clear that 46% of the respondents

    impression regarding Idea service is good.

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    24.About 86% of the respondents said that Idea service is

    the best service.

    25.From the survey it is found that 35% of the respondents

    feel that the service is suitable for all the categories.26. About 44% of the respondents said good about the chota

    credit service.

    27.Fr