CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF 
TATA DOCOMO IN PCMC 
BY, 
ROHIT 
SONAWANE 
DIVISION- A 
ROLL NO- 24 
Under the guidance of, 
Prof Shivaji Mane
INTRODUCTION 
• After LPG policy which was announced in 1991 the doors of the 
India become open to the foreign market and as a result of which 
many new players in all the sectors invested and result of which was 
it created a competition to other Indian companies also 
Telecommunication was the sector which was impacted because of 
government policy. Many other companies entered the market and 
they created the competition for Indian companies which resulted 
in difficulty in sustaining into the Indian market no longer, so the 
companies started to differentiated themselves by using various 
marketing strategies so, it is difficult to any company to sustain and 
satisfy their customers for a longer period 
• So as to know whether the customers of Tata Docomo are satisfied 
or not with the services which are provided by them the researcher 
has undergone the Research of Customer satisfaction of Tata 
Docomo in PCMC area. This project will help the company to know 
its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges, the level of 
satisfaction of the customers, so that
Management problem: 
Tata Docomo is the one of the leading competitor in 
provision of telecom services to Indian customers, 
even though they are providing much economical 
plans to customers then also the company is facing 
the problem in acquiring good market share and 
sustain into competition 
PROJECT TITLE 
A STUDY OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF TATA DOCOMO IN 
PCMC AREA
OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE 
Objectives: 
• To study the level of satisfaction of customers of Docomo 
• To study the services which are mostly used by the customers 
• To study the services which are mostly not preferred by the 
customers 
Scope of the study: 
The present study is confined to Pimpri Chinchwad area only. 
The present concept includes the concepts of Customer 
satisfaction 
The collected data has been analyzed with simple statistical tools 
like percentage, tabulation, likert scale method etc.
THEORITICAL BACKGROUND
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION 
• DEFINITION- 
1.Customer satisfaction, according to Gene Muratore, 
QIT America,is defined as: meeting specifications; 
guaranteeing on-time delivery; providing value, not just 
price; and making a commitment to the industry's 
future. 
2.According to Philip Kotler “Satisfaction is a person’s 
feelings of pressure of disappointment resulting from 
comparing a products perceived performance 
(outcome) in relation to his or her expectation”
HOW TO MEASURE SATISFACTION 
DIRECT METHODS: 
• Directly contacting customers and getting their valuable feedback is very 
important. Following are some of the ways by which customers could be 
directly tabbed: 
– Getting customer feedback through third party agencies. 
– Direct marketing, in-house call centers, complaint handling 
department could be treated as first point of contact for getting 
customer feedback. These feedbacks are compiled to analyze 
customers’ perception. 
– Getting customer feedback through face to face conversation or 
meeting. 
– Feedback through complaint or appreciation letter. 
– Direct customer feedback through surveys and questionnaires. 
• INDIRECT METHOD: 
1. Customer Complaints 
2. Customer Loyalty
COMPANY PROFILE 
TATA TELECOMMUNICATION 
• ESTABLISHED IN 1996 
• PIONEER OF 1X TECH. PLATFORM IN INDIA 
• A COMPANY OF TATA GROUP 
TATA DOCOMO 
Arising out of the Tata Group's strategic alliance with 
Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO in November 
2008 
Tata DOCOMO has also become the first Indian private 
operator to launch 3G services in India 
• 1st mobile service provider to have second pulse tariff
PRODUCT LINE 
• Tata photo+ 
• Tata photon 3G 
• Tata photon max wifi 
• SIM CARDS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 
Type of research Descriptive 
Research Approach Survey and Observation 
Data Sources Primary and Secondary Data 
Research Instrument Structured Schedule 
Type of Universe Tata Telecom Customer 
Research Area PCMC area 
Sample Size 80 
Contact Method Personal Interview 
Type of Sampling Non Probabilistic Convenience Sampling
LIMITATIONS 
• When the User are busy we can‘t get accurate 
data from them. During survey some respondents 
may not give answer in a proper manner or might 
be their biasness is make some difference between 
the actual feedback and given feedback. 
• It is not possible to obtain some confidential data 
from the organization. 
• Limited time available for interviewing the 
respondents. As a result of this it was not possible 
to gather full information.
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Kinds of Plans used by the Customers 
Sr No Plans 
No of 
Customers Percentage 
1 Minutes Pack 7 8.75 
2 Rate Cutter 15 18.75 
3 Full talk time plus 27 33.75 
4 3G Plus 19 23.75 
5 SMS 12 15 
Total 80 100 
From the Above table it is clear that maximum Customer i.e. 28.75% Use 3G Plus plans and 
only 12.05% customers use Full talk time plus. 
Conclusion- It is concluded that most of the customers use Full talk time plus plans.
Services Expected before Preferring Tata Docomo 
Sr No Services No of Customers Percentage 
1 Best Service 21 26.25 
2 Economy 16 20 
3 Clear Network 0 0 
4 Bonus Card 0 0 
5 Easy Recharge 10 12.5 
6 Caller Tune 7 8.75 
7 Rate Cutter 4 5 
8 Net Connection 13 16.25 
9 Message Pack 0 0 
10 Special Offer 9 11.25 
Total 80 100
SATISFACTION LEVEL OF CUSTOMERS WITH VARIOUS 
SERVICES PROVIDED BY TATA DOCOMO 
OVERALL SATISFACTION
FINDINGS 
• Maximum number of Customers i.e. 25% refers Tata 
Docomo for its Low call rate and Data Plans. 6.25% 
Customers refers Docomo because of its availability of 
recharges 
• Maximum Customer i.e. 28.75% Use 3G Plus plans and 
only 12.05% customers use Full talk time plus. 
• Most of the Customers are Satisfied with helpline 
service, Billing pattern and call charges and Dissatisfied 
with Time taken to solve complaints, coverage, signal 
clarity, Retailer Knowledge & time for recharge
SUGGESTIONS 
• Give more incentives to retailers so, that they will promote Tata Docomo 
• Increase the Effectivity in the Advertisement by showing some situations that can hammer the lay man 
and during purchase he can give preference to your product 
• Increase the advertisement medium including Social networking sites 
• Differentiating the brand by giving knowledge to Customers that during choice of network only signal 
clarity should not be considered but also other aspect taken into consideration 
• Compliant Solving time should be reduced to maximum 30 minutes from 1 hour 
• There should be Improvement in the Roaming service. 
• Update Retailers timely about Various services which have been launched. 
• Correct information about the Product should be given to customers by the sales person 
• Use Pull Strategy so that Retailers can make sale for the company.
CONCLUSION 
Although the service provided by Docomo is 
good as compare to other network, but it is 
unable to capture the market because of wrong 
impression of customers i.e. Docomo has poor 
network quality, so it can be concluded that as 
to become a market leader they should take an 
initative to solve the problems which they are 
facing.
BIBLIOGRAPHY 
Books:- 
• Philip Kotler, Keller Lane, Abraham BCoshy, MithileshwarJha, Marketing 
Management, Person Education, New Delhi, 2006, 12th edition, page no. 67-147. 
• Philip Kotler, Gary Armstrong, Prafulla Y. Agnihotri and EhsanulHaque, “Principle of 
Marketing”, Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 13th Edition, Copyright © 2010 
• Naresh K. Malhotra, Satyabhushan Dash, “Marketing Research and Applied 
Orientation”, Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 6th Edition, Copyright © 2010 
• Dr.P.C. Pardesi, Research Methodology, NiraliPrakashan, Pune, 2005, 3rd edition, 
page no. 43-67. 
• G. C Beri ,”Marketing Research”, 4th Edition, Published by Tata MacGaw Hill 
Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Copyright © 2008 
Websites:- 
– www.google.com 
– www.tatateleservices.com 
– www.ebscohost.com 
– www.Jgate.com
THANK YOU

customer satisfaction of tata docomo

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    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF TATA DOCOMO IN PCMC BY, ROHIT SONAWANE DIVISION- A ROLL NO- 24 Under the guidance of, Prof Shivaji Mane
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    INTRODUCTION • AfterLPG policy which was announced in 1991 the doors of the India become open to the foreign market and as a result of which many new players in all the sectors invested and result of which was it created a competition to other Indian companies also Telecommunication was the sector which was impacted because of government policy. Many other companies entered the market and they created the competition for Indian companies which resulted in difficulty in sustaining into the Indian market no longer, so the companies started to differentiated themselves by using various marketing strategies so, it is difficult to any company to sustain and satisfy their customers for a longer period • So as to know whether the customers of Tata Docomo are satisfied or not with the services which are provided by them the researcher has undergone the Research of Customer satisfaction of Tata Docomo in PCMC area. This project will help the company to know its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges, the level of satisfaction of the customers, so that
  • 3.
    Management problem: TataDocomo is the one of the leading competitor in provision of telecom services to Indian customers, even though they are providing much economical plans to customers then also the company is facing the problem in acquiring good market share and sustain into competition PROJECT TITLE A STUDY OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF TATA DOCOMO IN PCMC AREA
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    OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE Objectives: • To study the level of satisfaction of customers of Docomo • To study the services which are mostly used by the customers • To study the services which are mostly not preferred by the customers Scope of the study: The present study is confined to Pimpri Chinchwad area only. The present concept includes the concepts of Customer satisfaction The collected data has been analyzed with simple statistical tools like percentage, tabulation, likert scale method etc.
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    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION •DEFINITION- 1.Customer satisfaction, according to Gene Muratore, QIT America,is defined as: meeting specifications; guaranteeing on-time delivery; providing value, not just price; and making a commitment to the industry's future. 2.According to Philip Kotler “Satisfaction is a person’s feelings of pressure of disappointment resulting from comparing a products perceived performance (outcome) in relation to his or her expectation”
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    HOW TO MEASURESATISFACTION DIRECT METHODS: • Directly contacting customers and getting their valuable feedback is very important. Following are some of the ways by which customers could be directly tabbed: – Getting customer feedback through third party agencies. – Direct marketing, in-house call centers, complaint handling department could be treated as first point of contact for getting customer feedback. These feedbacks are compiled to analyze customers’ perception. – Getting customer feedback through face to face conversation or meeting. – Feedback through complaint or appreciation letter. – Direct customer feedback through surveys and questionnaires. • INDIRECT METHOD: 1. Customer Complaints 2. Customer Loyalty
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    COMPANY PROFILE TATATELECOMMUNICATION • ESTABLISHED IN 1996 • PIONEER OF 1X TECH. PLATFORM IN INDIA • A COMPANY OF TATA GROUP TATA DOCOMO Arising out of the Tata Group's strategic alliance with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO in November 2008 Tata DOCOMO has also become the first Indian private operator to launch 3G services in India • 1st mobile service provider to have second pulse tariff
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    PRODUCT LINE •Tata photo+ • Tata photon 3G • Tata photon max wifi • SIM CARDS
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    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Typeof research Descriptive Research Approach Survey and Observation Data Sources Primary and Secondary Data Research Instrument Structured Schedule Type of Universe Tata Telecom Customer Research Area PCMC area Sample Size 80 Contact Method Personal Interview Type of Sampling Non Probabilistic Convenience Sampling
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    LIMITATIONS • Whenthe User are busy we can‘t get accurate data from them. During survey some respondents may not give answer in a proper manner or might be their biasness is make some difference between the actual feedback and given feedback. • It is not possible to obtain some confidential data from the organization. • Limited time available for interviewing the respondents. As a result of this it was not possible to gather full information.
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    DATA ANALYSIS ANDINTERPRETATION
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    Kinds of Plansused by the Customers Sr No Plans No of Customers Percentage 1 Minutes Pack 7 8.75 2 Rate Cutter 15 18.75 3 Full talk time plus 27 33.75 4 3G Plus 19 23.75 5 SMS 12 15 Total 80 100 From the Above table it is clear that maximum Customer i.e. 28.75% Use 3G Plus plans and only 12.05% customers use Full talk time plus. Conclusion- It is concluded that most of the customers use Full talk time plus plans.
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    Services Expected beforePreferring Tata Docomo Sr No Services No of Customers Percentage 1 Best Service 21 26.25 2 Economy 16 20 3 Clear Network 0 0 4 Bonus Card 0 0 5 Easy Recharge 10 12.5 6 Caller Tune 7 8.75 7 Rate Cutter 4 5 8 Net Connection 13 16.25 9 Message Pack 0 0 10 Special Offer 9 11.25 Total 80 100
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    SATISFACTION LEVEL OFCUSTOMERS WITH VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY TATA DOCOMO OVERALL SATISFACTION
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    FINDINGS • Maximumnumber of Customers i.e. 25% refers Tata Docomo for its Low call rate and Data Plans. 6.25% Customers refers Docomo because of its availability of recharges • Maximum Customer i.e. 28.75% Use 3G Plus plans and only 12.05% customers use Full talk time plus. • Most of the Customers are Satisfied with helpline service, Billing pattern and call charges and Dissatisfied with Time taken to solve complaints, coverage, signal clarity, Retailer Knowledge & time for recharge
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    SUGGESTIONS • Givemore incentives to retailers so, that they will promote Tata Docomo • Increase the Effectivity in the Advertisement by showing some situations that can hammer the lay man and during purchase he can give preference to your product • Increase the advertisement medium including Social networking sites • Differentiating the brand by giving knowledge to Customers that during choice of network only signal clarity should not be considered but also other aspect taken into consideration • Compliant Solving time should be reduced to maximum 30 minutes from 1 hour • There should be Improvement in the Roaming service. • Update Retailers timely about Various services which have been launched. • Correct information about the Product should be given to customers by the sales person • Use Pull Strategy so that Retailers can make sale for the company.
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    CONCLUSION Although theservice provided by Docomo is good as compare to other network, but it is unable to capture the market because of wrong impression of customers i.e. Docomo has poor network quality, so it can be concluded that as to become a market leader they should take an initative to solve the problems which they are facing.
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    BIBLIOGRAPHY Books:- •Philip Kotler, Keller Lane, Abraham BCoshy, MithileshwarJha, Marketing Management, Person Education, New Delhi, 2006, 12th edition, page no. 67-147. • Philip Kotler, Gary Armstrong, Prafulla Y. Agnihotri and EhsanulHaque, “Principle of Marketing”, Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 13th Edition, Copyright © 2010 • Naresh K. Malhotra, Satyabhushan Dash, “Marketing Research and Applied Orientation”, Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 6th Edition, Copyright © 2010 • Dr.P.C. Pardesi, Research Methodology, NiraliPrakashan, Pune, 2005, 3rd edition, page no. 43-67. • G. C Beri ,”Marketing Research”, 4th Edition, Published by Tata MacGaw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Copyright © 2008 Websites:- – www.google.com – www.tatateleservices.com – www.ebscohost.com – www.Jgate.com
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