摘要 |
An apparatus and method for providing telephony call center services from a central location (102), such as the premises of a telephone service provider, with agents of the call center (104) located remotely from the central location. The apparatus comprises equipment and control allowing a person acting as an agent at the call center site remote from the central location, to dial a pre-assigned number in a telephony switch (152) at the call center site (104) such that the calling agent becomes connected to the switch until the agent disconnects. This connectivity allows the call center services to connect incoming calls to connected agents immediately and reliably, without delay engendered by having to dial up the agent. |