The American Customer Satisfaction Index - The voice of the Nation's Consumer
Scores By Industry

Scores By Industry


Fixed Line Telephone Service
Base-
line
96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Previous
Year
%
Change
First
Year
%
Change
All Others 77 77 75 74 73 74 69 73 75 74 73 71 72 74 75 1.4 -2.6
Cox Communications NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM 76 70 74 74 0.0 -2.6
Fixed Line Telephone Service 81 79 75 74 73 72 70 71 72 71 70 70 70 73 72 -1.4 -11.1
Qwest Communications             61 56 62 64 69 70 72 73 71 -2.7 16.4
Verizon Communications             73 71 73 73 70 69 72 70 71 1.4 -2.7
AT&T 85 83 80 81 79 75 73 73 76 76 72 71 70 75 71 -5.3 -16.5
Embarq 79 80 76 76 74 70 71 74 73 65 66 64 66 70 68 -2.9 -13.9
Comcast NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM 69 67 69 67 -2.9 -2.9
US WEST 77 74 71 68 67 64 #                 N/A N/A
SBC Communications 80 77 71 71 71 70 66 67 67 68 71 #       N/A N/A
Ameritech 81 77 73 70 66 #                   N/A N/A
Pacific Telesis 81 80 72 #                       N/A N/A
NYNEX 79 75 66 #                       N/A N/A
MCI 75 78 72 74 73 70 70 70 67 70 70 #       N/A N/A
GTE 76 72 68 65 63 69 #                 N/A N/A
Bell Atlantic 80 81 72 71 73 71 #                 N/A N/A
BellSouth 83 83 78 78 76 75 74 74 74 73 70 71 #     N/A N/A

*At the end of 2004, ACSI adopted the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for the organization of ACSI measured sectors and industries.  The NAICS classification moves the limited-service restaurant industry from the Retail sector, measured in fourth quarter, to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, measured in first quarter.  Therefore, the Q4 2004 measurement of the limited-service restaurant industry was delayed until Q1 2005 and the industry will continue to be measured in the first quarter thereafter.