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Q4 PP Adds5 366,000
3,000,000
Adds5
Q3 PP Add 215 000
215,000 2,000,000
Data ARPU $1 40
$1.40 Tracfone
+SMS 60%
+Ringtones 38%
+Content/App 2%
PP MOU 68 min
PP Churn 5.4%
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TracFone
Prepaid
Dealer/Partner Strategies
+ Wide distribution focus with minimal ongoing dealer support
¾ 65
65,400
400 retail outlets in the US; Office Depot is a significant partner
partner, average 3
3-4
4 handsets per week per store
¾ Heavy presence on the Internet with “affiliate” partners
+ Simple dealer compensation models; retailers are provided with a flat-rate 12% margin
on all handsets and 10% on all refill cards
Field level management of dealers conducted by five 3rd-party
+ Field-level party companies (POP
material, inventory, training, etc.)
¾ Heavy focus on support/providing Spanish language POP materials and training
General Perceptions
+ Significant gains have been achieved due to appeal of inexpensive entry to seniors
(23%) & the youth market
+ Low MOU (68 min/mo), low ARPU ($13/mo), and churn (5.4%) are the result of
capturing
t i the th ‘safety
‘ f t user’’ space
+ Customers perceive Tracfone takes advantage of customers’ confusion over the use
of “units” rather than minutes as the standard for billing & account metering
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TracFone
P
Prepaid
id
Future Strategies
+ Spin-off
p prepaid/PAYG
p p wireless broadband company;
p y; re-sell Clearwire ((current
spectrum & future WiMax)
Strengths Weaknesses
-Aggressive R&D capabilities and programs into new -Q3 to Q4 churn increased from 4.8% to 5.4% (13%
technologies increase)
-Flexible sales & marketing plans and processes -Cingular, T-Mobile, & VzW all report Tracfone’s
subscriber numbers integrated into their own prepaid
numbers
-Use of “units” rather than “minutes” is confusing to
customers
Opportunities Threats
-Moving to capture more Hispanic, senior, and youth -Strong ability to capture youth market (under 18
subscribers in underserved markets years) where parents control buying habits
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