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Fast Company
|September 2020
T-MOBILE PRIORITIZES HUMAN CONNECTIONS IN ITS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CUSTOMER SERVICE
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T-Mobile has long positioned itself as an outsider and disruptor in the wireless industry. The “Un-carrier” moniker adopted by T-Mobile in 2013 was a nod to its non-traditional approach, which prioritized customer service in an industry that too often seemed to treat customers as antagonists. T-Mobile’s customer-focused innovation efforts have helped set the company apart from its competitors—and have earned it a spot on Fast Company’s list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators.
Callie Field, executive vice president of customer care at T-Mobile, explains the evolution of Team of Experts, the company’s signature customer service program that launched nationwide in 2018. The goal: to give customers a more personalized—and human— call-center experience.
What’s the idea behind Team of Experts?
This story is from the September 2020 edition of Fast Company.
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