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Consumers are beginning to turn away from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, new data shows
Postpaid customers are increasingly choosing Charter, Comcast and Altice USA.
More evidence has emerged that consumers are growing wary of the Big 3— AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon —and are gravitating to non-traditional carriers.The US cable industry, led by Charter Communications, Comcast, and Altice USA, added 886,000 mobile lines, up from 804,000 a year ago in Q1.Whereas previously these companies only targeted the lower end of the market, they are now competing at all price points with an increased focus on premium-level plans and device upgrade programs. The company is believed to have been adding 20,000 to 25,000 phone lines every quarter, per data from research institute MoffettNathanson shared by Light Reading. Cable's continued growth stands in sharp contrast to the Big 3's performance, with all three experiencing postpaid deceleration in Q1.
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