Bill Payment IVR Now Pushes Customers to Self-Service and Charges for Human Help
A phone company's automated payment line no longer offers a quick option to pay a bill directly by phone, instead redirecting callers to complete payment online, and imposing a service fee if a live representative processes the payment instead. This shifts effort and cost onto customers for what used to be a simple, free phone-based transaction.
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