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STARKVILLE, Miss., Aug. 22, 2018
STARKVILLE, Miss., Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ting, a top rated postpaid MVNO service and a division of Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX), today revealed the results of its Ting Digital Family Lifestyle Survey, giving insight into parents' thoughts, concerns, habits and rules around their kids' mobile phone use.
The survey covers topics that are important to those navigating parenting in the mobile digital age, including phone safety, content consumption on phones, rules around phone use, and the cost of keeping the family mobile. 1,565 parents with children under the age of 18 who have cell phones responded to the survey.
"The results of our first-ever Digital Family Lifestyle Survey are encouraging – they show that today's parents are engaged and committed to teaching their kids how to be better, smarter and safer mobile users," said Andrew Moore-Crispin, Director of Content, Ting. "As a parent, I understand the concerns and frustrations that so many of us have when our kids get that first mobile phone. At Ting, we're committed to helping parents make the best choices to quell their fears around safety, keep an eye on mobile use, and minimize the cost of having a mobile-enabled family."
Ting Digital Family Lifestyle Survey Key Takeaways
Parents are concerned about phone safety: Safety is top of mind for the majority of parents who give their kids phones.
How kids use their phones: Phones seem to be replacing other methods of content consumption for kids.
Rules around cell phones at home and school: Parents and school administrators are trying to find a balance between giving kids access to phones and setting parameters to keep devices from becoming a distraction.
Phones as an expense: Parents are trying their best to keep mobile expenses for their kids low.
The Ting Digital Family Lifestyle Survey was conducted in July 2018. Recipients of the Ting newsletter were offered $5 in Ting service credit for their participation in the survey.
For more information about the survey, visit ting.com/blog/kids-and-cellphones.
About Ting
Ting (http://www.ting.com) offers mobile that makes sense. Ting has no contracts, no overage penalties and no hidden fees. Minutes, megabytes and messages are each billed separately and customers only pay for the usage levels they actually hit. Businesses and families can have unlimited devices on one account and share usage for even greater savings. Active devices on an account cost just $6 per month. Built on customer service, Ting offers a clear, usable website and smart, accessible people that are empowered to solve problems. Follow Ting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Tucows
Tucows is a provider of network access, domain names and other Internet services. Ting (https://ting.com) delivers mobile phone service and fixed Internet access with outstanding customer support. OpenSRS (http://opensrs.com) and Enom (http://www.enom.com) manage a combined 29 million domain names and millions of value-added services through a global reseller network of over 40,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover (http://hover.com) makes it easy for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses.
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