2017 Maryland Survey of Voters Age 45-Plus: Telephone and Cellular Se...

Cassandra Cantave Burton, AARP Research

Published March 01, 2017

Registered voters in Maryland support consumer protections for both landline and cellular service.

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Key findings include:

Marylanders overwhelmingly (81%) say it is important that the legislature work to maintain affordable, reliable, and high-quality traditional telephone service.
Seventy-six percent (76%) of Marylanders say they support a law requiring cell phone providers to give new customers a list of fixed charges, as well as an estimate of their total monthly bill.
Nearly sixty-three percent (63%) of voters overall support government oversights of traditional landline telephone rates and services.

The 2017 Maryland Survey of Voters Age 45-Plus: Telephone and Cellular Service was a telephone study among 800 residents about issues regarding electric utility rates and suppliers. Interviews were conducted November 29-December 5, 2016. For more information contact Tammy Bresnahan, AARP Maryland at TBresnahan@aarp.org or Cassandra Cantave, AARP Research at CCantave@aarp.org.

Suggested Citation:

Cantave, Cassandra. 2017 Maryland Survey of Voters Age 45-Plus: Telephone and Cellular Service. Washington, DC: AARP Research, March 2017. https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00157.001

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