B
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35.7%
35.7% -- provider switch rate for US consumers under 30 (2026)
35.7% of US consumers under the age of 30 switched cell phone providers in the last year.
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35.7%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Stealing Share
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Tier B
http://www.stealingshare.com/pages/How the Telephone Industry Has Failed the.htm ↗
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Failing the Cell Consumer | Branding
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Stealing Share
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Consumer survey reported by Stealing Share
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US consumers under 30: 35.7% provider switch rate. Source: Stealing Share (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/under30-cell-provider-switch-rate
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