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Statistics

Annual statistics

We publish annual statistics, including the number of new complaints and investigations for members with 25 or more complaints, in our annual report.

Quarterly statistics

We publish quarterly statistics at the end of every quarter.  This coincides with the release of the TIO Talks newsletter.

(Please note: TIO Talks is not published for the last quarter of the financial year)

Detailed quarterly statistical reports by providers available for download:

October - December 2012

 

Quarterly Dashboard

QuartersNew complaintsLevel 2Level 3Level 4Enquiries
Jan - Mar 1252,1875,11370514,476
Apr - Jun 1242,3534,23666412,427
Jul - Sep 1237,7773,892154
4
12,717
Oct - Dec 1238,2873,31886212,227
% Change1.4
-14.7-44.2-50
-3.9
 

 

New complaints - Top issues (Oct - Dec 2012)

The TIO records and reports on issues at each case level. Every case includes at least one issue, and most cases include more than one issue.

Top issues oct-dec 2012 chart 

Issue %
Customer service 23.3%
Billing and payments 19.1%
Faults 18.6%
Complaint handling 12.1%
Credit management 11.8%
Contracts 9.8%
Connection
3.0%
Other
2.2%

 

New complaints by service type (Oct - Dec 2012)

new complaints by service type Oct-dec 2012 chart 

Service Type %
Mobile 59.4%
Landline 20.1%
Internet 19.3%
Mobile Premium Services 1.1%

 

 View an analysis of these complaint statistics in TIO Talks.

 

Excess data usage

Brenda - Case Study

The owner of a small pharmacy contacted us after getting billed more than $8,000 for going over her internet usage limit.

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