Telstra customer service slowly on the mend: Thodey
Telstra reiterated its customer service levels have improved slowly but surely, despite falling short of customer service expectations in August this year.
Telstra reiterated its customer service levels have improved slowly but surely, despite falling short of customer service expectations in August this year.
After launching Zendesk's Asia Pacific head office in Melbourne this week, new managing director Michael Hansen says that Cloud, customer service and mobility are important for startups to succeed.
Despite continued talk of improved customer service, many telecommunications providers have yet to provide swift resolution to customer issues a new report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has found.
Despite a significant focus on customer service initiatives over the past year, Telstra (ASX: TLS) has still fallen short of expectations to reduce complaints and improve customer satisfaction.
While most Australian telcos have CIOs presiding over dedicated IT departments, mobile network operator, Virgin Mobile, has unified its project management, IT and customer service business units under the guise of its chief operating officer, Matt Anderson.
Telstra chief executive, David Thodey, has issued a call to arms for the telecommunications industry to unite under a single voice, in an attempt to more effectively influence economic and policy influences on the industry.
Despite the concerted efforts of government and industry bodies to lift customer services standards in the telecommunications sector, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has registered a sizeable increase in received complaints in the six months to December 2010.
Microsoft Australia has confirmed that an internal technical issue delayed the processing of software orders purchased online in December 2010 through its store.
The floods in Queensland have taken their toll on Vodafone’s network, with the telco reporting ongoing issues today.
As many as 9000 customers of Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) have signed up to be a part of a class action against the telco, according to the legal firm handling the action, Piper Alderman.
Vodafone has pledged to improve its network, announcing it will upgrade or build more than 2,500 base stations during 2011 in a bid to lift reliability and capacity.
One in two telco customers have experienced problems with their phone in the past year, with customer service, complaint handling and technical glitches topping the list, according to research.
The Australian Consumer Communications Action Network (ACCAN) is calling for the implemntation a ‘principle-based’ regulation model to address the local telecommunications industry's "woeful" customer service record.
Telstra is willing to be publicly measured on its levels of customer service, so long as what is being measured is not operational metrics, but actual customer satisfaction levels, the Australian Media and Communication Authority's (ACMA) Reconnecting the Customer public hearing in Melbourne, has heard.
Upgrading IT systems and ensuring a 'level playing field' would lift customer service levels in the Australian telecommunictaions sector, according to Optus.