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Predictive Dialer

Predictive Dialers and TCPA Compliance

If you are using a predictive dialer in the U.S., you need to know about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and what types of automated outbound calls you can (and can’t) make.

Predictive Dialer

Predictive Dialers – Everything You Need to Know

What do call centers, marketers, doctors, lawyers, and school districts have in common? They all have situations where they need to make outbound calls to contact lots of people. If a business needs to contact lots of different people by phone, there’s a good chance that a predictive dialer (or other automated dialer) will help.…

Predictive Dialer

The History of the Predictive Dialer

In the late 19th century, the telecommunication industry experienced a significant shift with the invention of the automatic telephone switching system by Almon Strowger, an undertaker from Kansas City, Missouri. The Automatic Telephone Switching System Above is an image of the front page of the patent issued to Mr. Strowger (you can read the whole…

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Automated Quality Assurance (“AQA”)

Contact center operations involve dozens (or even thousands) of agents interacting with customers. How do you ensure that your call center agents are handling these interactions properly? One common way to oversee these interactions is to manually perform quality assurance reviews of agent interactions. You can read more about manual call QA reviews in our…

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Quality Assurance Module

Contact center operations involve dozens (or even thousands) of agents interacting with customers. How do you ensure that your call center agents are handling these interactions properly? One common way to oversee these interactions is to perform quality assurance reviews of agent interactions. Many call center platforms include a feature commonly referred to as a…

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Call Detail Record (CDR)

A Call Detail Record (CDR) is a data record produced by a telephone exchange or other telecommunications equipment that documents the details of a telephone call or other telecommunications transaction (e.g., text message) that passes through that facility or device. It’s a vital tool for telecommunications operators, as it provides granular data about each call,…

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