{
  "name": "Telecommunications Services",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "telecommunications-services",
  "kind": "industry",
  "parent_slug": null,
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services",
  "scope": "Category research. Verified account AOV aggregate supplied separately.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "verified_aggregate",
    "slug": "telecommunications-services",
    "parent_slug": null,
    "cohort_scope": "root_and_children",
    "median_aov_usd": 25.05,
    "p25_aov_usd": 10.3,
    "p75_aov_usd": 60.95,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "Equal-weight account aggregate · Reporting period not supplied",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of account-level average order values. Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. Successful classifications, including manual corrections, with positive finite spend, purchases, ROAS and cost per purchase. Accounts are counted once with equal weight. Quartiles use linear interpolation. Root cohorts include direct root classifications and their child categories; exact-child cohorts exclude parent and sibling categories. The source selects the highest-spend coverage row per account among snapshots dated within the preceding 30 days; the underlying reporting period is not supplied. This is a dated aggregate advertising-data snapshot, not business-wide AOV or a census.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:12:02.976137+00:00",
    "period_label": "Dated snapshot · underlying reporting period not supplied",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services account AOV: median $25.05; middle 50% $10.30–$60.95. Snapshot read 2026-10-11T14:12:02.976137+00:00; underlying reporting period not supplied. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r6-telecom-label",
      "question": "Is a headline broadband monthly price enough to describe the plan?",
      "text": "The FCC's official indexed consumer fact sheet lists broadband price, introductory-rate details, data allowances and speeds as separate label information. A headline amount leaves important offer scope unspecified. Plan comparisons should preserve those components. Readable current fact-sheet content was unavailable; this indexed document is comparison context, not verification of today's regulatory requirements or a customer's bill.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-label",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Is a headline broadband monthly price enough to describe the plan? The FCC's official indexed consumer fact sheet lists broadband price, introductory-rate details, data allowances and speeds as separate label information. A headline amount leaves important offer scope unspecified. Plan comparisons should preserve those components. Readable current fact-sheet content was unavailable; this indexed document is comparison context, not verification of today's regulatory requirements or a customer's bill.  Source: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-401799A1.pdf Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-label",
      "source_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-401799A1.pdf"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r6-telecom-device",
      "question": "Does canceling a mobile line erase its device installment balance?",
      "text": "AT&T's cancellation help says the remaining unpaid installment balance becomes due when the linked line is canceled and appears on the final bill. Service cancellation and device financing therefore have different financial records. Telecom reporting should identify the service and device components instead of treating a canceled line as proof that all obligations or payments ended; no personal balance is calculated.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-device",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Does canceling a mobile line erase its device installment balance? AT&T's cancellation help says the remaining unpaid installment balance becomes due when the linked line is canceled and appears on the final bill. Service cancellation and device financing therefore have different financial records. Telecom reporting should identify the service and device components instead of treating a canceled line as proof that all obligations or payments ended; no personal balance is calculated.  Source: https://www.att.com/support/article-modal/my-account/KM1008472/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-device",
      "source_url": "https://www.att.com/support/article-modal/my-account/KM1008472/"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r6-telecom-prepaid",
      "question": "Does a prepaid renewal charge always equal the full plan renewal amount?",
      "text": "Verizon's prepaid Auto Pay terms say available account funds are used first and the card is charged for the remaining renewal balance. The plan renewal amount and external card payment can differ. Payment analysis should retain the funding components rather than infer plan value from the card charge alone; the document does not establish a particular customer's available balance.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-prepaid",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Does a prepaid renewal charge always equal the full plan renewal amount? Verizon's prepaid Auto Pay terms say available account funds are used first and the card is charged for the remaining renewal balance. The plan renewal amount and external card payment can differ. Payment analysis should retain the funding components rather than infer plan value from the card charge alone; the document does not establish a particular customer's available balance.  Source: https://www.verizon.com/support/prepaid-auto-pay-legal/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-prepaid",
      "source_url": "https://www.verizon.com/support/prepaid-auto-pay-legal/"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r6-telecom-address",
      "question": "Does nearby internet availability establish eligibility at another address?",
      "text": "T-Mobile's eligibility page says availability can vary even on the same street because of network capacity, signal, building materials and some dwelling restrictions. It also limits the service to the approved activation address. A neighborhood-level audience is not proof that every lead can order the service; qualify the actual address without promising acceptance or a connection speed.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-address",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Does nearby internet availability establish eligibility at another address? T-Mobile's eligibility page says availability can vary even on the same street because of network capacity, signal, building materials and some dwelling restrictions. It also limits the service to the approved activation address. A neighborhood-level audience is not proof that every lead can order the service; qualify the actual address without promising acceptance or a connection speed.  Source: https://www.t-mobile.com/home-internet/eligibility Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-r6-telecom-address",
      "source_url": "https://www.t-mobile.com/home-internet/eligibility"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-median-aov",
      "question": "What is the average order value benchmark for Telecommunications Services?",
      "text": "The median account AOV for Telecommunications Services is $25.05 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-median-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. What is the average order value benchmark for Telecommunications Services? The median account AOV for Telecommunications Services is $25.05 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-median-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-range",
      "question": "What is the typical AOV range in Telecommunications Services?",
      "text": "The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $10.30 to $60.95 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-aov-range",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. What is the typical AOV range in Telecommunications Services? The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $10.30 to $60.95 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-aov-range",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the lower-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 25th-percentile account AOV is $10.30 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. What is the lower-quartile AOV? The 25th-percentile account AOV is $10.30 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the upper-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 75th-percentile account AOV is $60.95 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. What is the upper-quartile AOV? The 75th-percentile account AOV is $60.95 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-calculation",
      "question": "How is account AOV calculated for this benchmark?",
      "text": "Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. The benchmark reports the median and middle 50% of those account values. Accounts are counted once and receive equal weight.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-aov-calculation",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. How is account AOV calculated for this benchmark? Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. The benchmark reports the median and middle 50% of those account values. Accounts are counted once and receive equal weight. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-aov-calculation",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-median-or-mean",
      "question": "Is this the mean AOV across all orders?",
      "text": "No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-median-or-mean",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Is this the mean AOV across all orders? No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-median-or-mean",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-period",
      "question": "What dates does this AOV benchmark cover?",
      "text": "The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. The underlying reporting period was not supplied. The October 2026 label identifies the page edition, not the period in which the advertising results were measured.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-benchmark-period",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. What dates does this AOV benchmark cover? The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. The underlying reporting period was not supplied. The October 2026 label identifies the page edition, not the period in which the advertising results were measured. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-benchmark-period",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "question": "Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover?",
      "text": "This benchmark covers Telecommunications Services classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover? This benchmark covers Telecommunications Services classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-compare-aov",
      "question": "How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark?",
      "text": "Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-compare-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark? Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-compare-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-aov-performance",
      "question": "Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance?",
      "text": "The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-aov-performance",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance? The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-aov-performance",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-download-research",
      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-download-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-download-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#reuse"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Telecommunications Services. How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#answer-cite-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/telecommunications-services#reuse"
    }
  ]
}