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The business case for call-backs is clear: they smooth out call spikes, improve the customer experience, lower your telco costs, and reduce abandonmentrates. These features can incorporate call routing, log calls more seamlessly, and improve multichannelresponsiveness.
Between the 1960s and 1990s, the invention of IP PBX , InteractiveVoiceResponse (IVR) system, and voicemail system changed the way businesses used to communicate. Multichannel Integration The question may arise “Is multichannel integration necessary?” That laid the foundation stone for UCaaS.
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