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Service quality and customer satisfaction are very important concepts that companies must understand
if they want to remain competitive and grow. In today’s competitive environment delivering high quality
service is the key for a sustainable competitive advantage. Customer satisfaction does have a positive
effect on an organization’s profitability. Satisfied customers form the foundation of any successful
business as customer satisfaction leads to repeat purchase, brand loyalty, and positive word of mouth.
The aim of this research was to apply the ACSI model in the context of service quality in the Macedonian
mobile telecommunication industry in order to describe how customers perceive service quality and
whether they are satisfied with services offered by T-Mobile, ONE, and VIP (three mobile telecom
players). A structured questionnaire was developed from the ACSI model and was randomly distributed
to the users of the three mobile operators to determine their satisfaction with service quality delivery in
the Macedonian mobile telecommunication market. From the analysis carried out, it was found out that
the overall service quality perceived by the customers was not satisfactory, that expectations were
higher than perceptions. Customers were not satisfied with service. The results and findings will provide
extra information concerning customers’ needs, wants and their satisfaction. It will also contribute to
research since this study sets the ground for further research in measuring service quality in the service
industries in Macedonia.
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