Deaf and Hearing Impaired: A Business SMS Use Case
SMS Text Messaging has literally thousands of uses, many of which are often overlooked by your average person. If you have a large number of customers who are deaf or hearing impaired, a ‘Textline’ is an ideal way for them to contact you requesting services or simply for general correspondence.
The following are just some of the sectors already benefiting from using SMS text messaging to communicate with their deaf and hearing impaired customers: Charities, Medical, Clubs & Societies, Educational Institutions
For more information on how you could be utilising SMS text messaging within your business call us on 0800 954 5305 or email helpdesk@fastsms.co.uk
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