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What Are Missed Calls?  

In a contact center, missed calls refer to calls that ring at least once and are either accidentally rejected by agents or go unanswered. By contrast, abandoned calls are intentionally ended by customers. Missed calls are a negative occurrence and can indicate contact center or agent inefficiency. Contact centers track missed calls as a metric to evaluate individual agent performance and system-wide processes.  

 

Reasons for Missed Calls 

There can be multiple reasons for missed calls:  

  • Technical errors in automated systems 

  • Agent mistakes with equipment 

  • Higher call volume than agent capacity 

  • Ineffective call routing 

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