Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test a research model based on the cause-and-effect relationships between perceived justice, service satisfaction and behavioral intention. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a questionnaire survey with service receivers in the Mexican telecom industry. Findings There are significant relationships between international/distributive justice and service satisfaction, as well as between service satisfaction and behavioral intention. Originality/value This paper provides additional empirical substantiations to existing theory and previous studies.