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COUNTRY FOCUS: EAST COAST customer interactions. That inconsistency across channels was resulting in frustrated customers.” Neises evaluated competitive solutions but ultimately, her past positive experience with Avaya made the decision easy. “We looked at other vendors but made the decision to go the Avaya route because I knew I was getting a stable, reliable, robust and scalable platform,” she said. Cincinnati Bell is currently migrating from a premise-based solution to Avaya OneCloud. With its acquisition of Hawaii Telecom in 2018, the company recognized that moving to the cloud would position it to consolidate across geographies. “With a single platform, we will be able to ensure consistent reporting, monitoring and management of our customer interactions, as well as our front-line support personnel,” said Neises. Neises also anticipates cost savings once the implementation is complete. “Once I’m able to truly understand why customers are calling and what they’re calling about, it will allow me to drive incremental improvements in first contact resolution,” she said. “Not only will this provide a better customer experience, it will ultimately save money for the company.” A solution that grows with you Cincinnati Bell’s long-term strategy is to continue to build and scale, which means more subscribers and more calls coming into the contact center. “I knew the APC platform was something that I could leverage as we added more subscribers,” Neises said. “The additional agents I’ll need will be fully supported on this platform. It will allow Cincinnati Bell to grow well into the future.” • www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 51