Fiber Providers Can Win on Trust, Experts Find
With increased competition in the fiber market, experts examined how local and regional providers can maintain an edge.
With increased competition in the fiber market, experts examined how local and regional providers can maintain an edge.
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2026 – A new whitepaper from the Fiber Broadband Association highlights how fiber reliability can shape stronger customer experiences and long-term loyalty.
“The top thing that people said was important about a product was trust,” Michael Render, CEO and founder of RVA LLC Market Research and Consulting, noted during a webinar Wednesday, highlighting the paper’s findings.
In an environment where consumers can easily switch providers for a better deal, as Katherine Songster, communications director at Harry Integrated Marketing, observed, it’s how brands differentiate themselves “that really determines that trajectory and that long-term customer relationship and the ability to reduce churn.”
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