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The services and information below are aimed at the Penn IT professionals. For getting IT support, please go to the Get IT Help section on this website.

Overview

The Contact Center service provides automated contact distribution of incoming telephone calls and other types of contacts (e.g., email) to a specific group of people (agents) responsible for answering those inbound telephone calls or responding to other types of contacts. Contact Center systems are used by organizations that handle telephone calls from callers who generally do not need to talk to a specific person but want to talk to any qualified agent able to assist them quickly.

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Claudia Cohen Hall, University of Pennsylvania

Benefits

  • Call routing can be used to more efficiently manage staff resources
  • Reports can be generated that provide data to answer questions like:
    • When do we receive the most calls?
    • How long are callers waiting in call queues?
    • What are the types and volume of contacts we receive?
  • Supervisory tools provide support for coaching of agents

Target Audience

Organizations with contact centers and their clients

Funding Type

Rates

One-Time New Agent and Supervisor Onboarding Fee

FY2025
$772.50
Per Agent

This service is funded by Allocated Funds as recommended by the Penn Technology Investment Committee (PTIC).

PTIC covered service components include:

  • Agent and Supervisor base licenses – voice contacts
  • Phone number hosting
  • Telephony usage costs
  • Reporting
  • Labor and overhead

Charge-back components include:

  • One-time onboarding cost for new agents and supervisors
  • One-time implementation cost for some new features and integrations
  • Ongoing monthly license costs for specialty licenses. Examples include recording, workforce management, email/chat functionality, Salesforce agent integration, etc.

Additional fees may be charged if you need these items as part of your initial installation:

  • CRM integration and associated licenses (quote required)
  • Recording contacts
  • Storage of recordings
  • Professional services (if applicable)
  • Additional (non-standard) services

ISC is able to leverage economies of scale to get discounted pricing on most features.

For more information, contact ISC Client Care.

ISC rate increases are generally aligned with University increases.

The ISC rate review process is timed to coincide with the University’s annual budgeting process. Rates are reviewed over the summer, and if any require a change, they are approved for the following fiscal year. ISC will make its best effort to communicate these changes to clients by the end of October to allow for budget updates. Exceptions may occasionally occur (e.g., a vendor changes a pass-through fee midyear), and when they do, ISC will do its best to provide as much lead time for clients as possible.

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