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Baltimore Area Call Center Provides
Assistance for Hurricane Katrina Related Calls directed to the USDA
Food Safety Hotline
TeleRep, A mid-sized
call center in Maryland, is once again assisting the USDA. The
aftermath of hurricane Katrina caused an increased amount of calls
to their Meat and Poultry Food Safety hotline. In order to field
live calls quickly, TeleRep’s Baltimore area call center allocated
professional agents and phone lines within a few hours of the USDA’s
request for assistance.
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB)
September 13, 2005 -- TeleRep, A mid-sized call center near
Baltimore-MD, is once again assisting a difficult situation.
Hurricane Katrina caused the USDA to prepare for the potentially
sudden increase of inbound calls to the USDA's Meat & Poultry Food
Safety Hotline. TeleRep has a track record of providing quick,
professional assistance for the USDA when they need additional
operator resources. “We’ve provided our professional call center
services in the past to assist the national Meat & Poultry hotline
in handling high call volumes for various national campaigns such as
calls regarding the Mad Cow disease scare in late 2003 and a major
beef recall in 2002. Currently, we're providing a similar service
for calls related to the impact from Hurricane Katrina,” said
Business Development Manager, Joseph Simpkins.
Location, capacity, technology and experience all enable TeleRep to
prepare and deliver tele-response teams for potentially high call
volumes very quickly for local organizations. The speed at which
service can be delivered is critical for the MP hotline and many
resources must be organized almost immediately to provide the
assistance needed to compliment their internal hotline resources.
The USDA FSIS has contracted with TeleRep to provide overflow and
after-hours support for the duration of the Katrina related call
volume. “TeleRep is glad to be in a position of service for the USDA
and all Americans who rely on the food safety hotline for help,
especially in difficult times,” said Company President Sandra Olson.
TeleRep will continue to provide support to the USDA now and in the
future when assistance is needed.
ABOUT TELEREP
TeleRep is a division of ATS Call Centers, Inc. and is nationally
certified through WBENC as a woman-owned business. In business since
1976, ATS provides 24/7 inbound call center services for medium and
large companies that need advanced customer support, complex call
handling or high-end call center and telephone support services.
TeleRep offers the advanced services of a corporate call center with
the advantage of process efficiency typical of a smaller business.
Contact center services such as fax, email, web and other direct
response solutions are also developed and delivered from TeleRep's
location in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
For more information about TeleRep, its services and capabilities,
contact Joe Simpkins, Business Development Director, at (410)
761-2424 / (800) 638-2000 or jsimpkins @ telerep.com –
http://www.telerep.com
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