1.   Before you switch carriers, it often pays to contact your current carrier and see if you can get a better deal.

2.   All that automation could make it harder for customers to switch carriers if members of the Fedex Pilots Association approve a strike authorization requested by union management.

3.   But Marianne McLane knows how her organization, the Ladies Auxilliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in downtown Albany, ended up switching long-distance carriers.

4.   Churn is an industry term that refers to consumers who switch carriers for incentives such as discounts or cash bonuses.

5.   Churn is the rate at which customers switch long-distance carriers.

6.   Frontier also said it has been losing more customers than it expected as the company and its competitors keep asking people to switch carriers.

7.   Of course, long-distance customers can always switch carriers if they desire.

8.   People ought to not find themselves tricked or seduced by promises of prizes to have their long-distance carrier switched against their knowledge and will.

9.   Romer said he was reluctant to switch carriers for ordinary voice service because thousands of people would have to change their phone numbers, a big disruption.

10.   That was twice as large as the percentage of people who said they switched carriers because they wanted a lower price or better customer service.