AI voice agents for BPOs and call centres
Outpero gives BPOs and call centres an AI employee that works the phones — taking the repetitive first-level calls, overflow and after-hours volume so human agents handle the conversations that need them. It speaks Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam and English, switches to English the moment the caller does, and has no setup fee, with calls from ₹5/min.
* Time from the lead reaching Outpero to the first ring, under normal conditions. It depends on how quickly your lead source delivers the lead.
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The problem in BPOs and call centres
A BPO or call centre is paid for conversations, so every idle seat, absent agent and unanswered overflow call costs margin. Volume is uneven: campaign launches, month-end payment due dates and festival sales produce surges that the roster cannot absorb, while nights and Sundays are expensive to staff. Attrition means new agents are constantly in training, and the repetitive first-level calls, which are the bulk of the work, are the least rewarding for good people to do.
What the AI employee actually does
- 01Answer overflow and after-hours inbound calls on a dedicated +91 number, and qualify or resolve the routine ones
- 02Run first-touch outbound calls on a list, such as lead qualification, appointment confirmation and payment reminders, for a client's campaign
- 03Call back missed and abandoned calls so no enquiry is left without a response
- 04Run feedback and NPS surveys with the answers captured as structured fields
- 05Pass a call to your team when a person should take it, with the transcript and summary ready for the agent
Businesses measure this on one number: cost per resolved call and share of calls handled without a human agent.
Hear how a call goes
A sample BPOs and call centres call
At 11:20 pm, overflow from a BPO's broadband client reaches the AI after hours; the caller is a returning customer with an unresolved router fault and wants a person. · Runs in Hindi with English words; shown here in English.
- Outpero AINamaste, you have reached the support line of FibreNet through Metro Contact Services. This is the AI assistant. Am I speaking with Imran ji? I see you called yesterday about your router. Is it the same problem?
- CallerYes, the same. The light is still red, and nobody called me back. Give me a person.
- Outpero AII am sorry about that. Our human team starts at 9 am, and I do not want to make you wait without a plan. May I take the details now, so they will not have to ask you again?
- CallerFine, but be quick. I work from home and I need the internet.
- Outpero AIUnderstood. Is it the red light on the router labelled LOS, and have you restarted it since yesterday?
- CallerYes, the LOS light. I restarted it three times.
- Outpero AIThank you. I have logged the fault as repeated with your earlier complaint, marked it priority and noted that you work from home. Would you like a callback from a support executive at 9 am, or should the technician visit be booked first?
- CallerBook the technician. I will be at home tomorrow morning.
- Outpero AIA visit request for tomorrow morning is in. I cannot confirm the exact time slot, because the field team schedules it, so a human executive will call you at 9 am with the slot. I am also sending the complaint number on WhatsApp.
- CallerOkay. Thank you.
Returning caller recognised, repeat fault logged against yesterday's complaint, priority flagged (works from home), router LOS status and restarts captured, technician visit requested for the morning, human callback set for 9 am with full transcript and summary attached, complaint number sent on WhatsApp.
An example written to show the shape of the call, not a recording or a customer result.
Where the leads come from
Where BPOs and call centres get their phone leads
- →Client campaign lists uploaded as a CSV for outbound first-touch calls
- →Overflow and after-hours calls diverted from the client's existing number to an Outpero number
- →Missed and abandoned calls from the client's helpline, called back by the agent
- →Client web forms and lead ads delivered by webhook, Zapier or Make
- →Client appointment, payment and renewal data for reminder campaigns
- →Feedback and survey lists from each client for NPS and satisfaction calls
Leads reach the agent by webhook, Zapier or Make, a CRM workflow, a CSV upload, or by parsing the alert email a portal sends — whichever your source supports.
Rules that shape the call
What BPOs and call centres need to get right
| Rule or norm | What it means for the agent |
|---|---|
| TRAI Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 | Telemarketing on behalf of clients follows TRAI's registration and preference rules. Service and transactional calls are kept separate from promotional campaigns and logged per client. |
| Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 | The BPO's clients decide why data is collected and the BPO processes it for them. Each client's recordings, transcripts and data stay separated and are used only for that client's purpose. |
| RBI guidance on conduct for banking and collection calls | For BFSI clients, calls follow the client's approved script and the RBI-set conduct for recovery and customer calls, with a person taking over sensitive cases. |
| Client contract and call-recording disclosure | The agent states it is an AI and that the call is recorded, and passes complaints and escalations to your team with the summary. |
General information, not legal advice. Calls also run under TRAI’s rules on DLT-registered lines and the DND registry.
Price it
What AI calling would cost a bpos and call centres business
Estimate: overflow and after-hours inbound calls
Defaults are an example for overflow and after-hours inbound calls, not a promise. Change any number to match your business.
Calls that actually connect — unanswered calls are not billed.
1 channel is included with your number; each extra is ₹649/month.
- Talk time per month
- 31,200 min
- Calling (₹5/min)
- ₹1,56,000
- Number + 8 channels
- ₹5,192
- Subtotal
- ₹1,61,192
- GST (18%)
- ₹29,015
About ₹15 per connected call before GST.
Run it well
What to track
| Track | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Share of calls answered outside staffed hours | Shows how many overflow and night calls were taken instead of abandoned. |
| Calls resolved or logged without an agent | Compare routine first-level calls closed by the AI against those passed to staff, by client and call type. |
| Repeat-contact rate | Tracks whether callers have to call again for the same issue, which signals fixes that did not hold. |
| Hand-offs with a complete summary | Measures whether human agents receive the transcript and captured fields, so no customer repeats themselves. |
How it opens the call
नमस्ते, यह call आपकी service request के बारे में है — हमारी team ने आपका missed call देखा था। क्या आप बता सकते हैं कि आपको किस बारे में help चाहिए?
“Hello, this call is about your service request. Our team saw your missed call. Could you tell me what you need help with?”
Natural Hindi with English mixed in the way callers actually speak — and it can run the same call in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam and English.
BPOs and Call Centres — questions people ask
Can an AI voice agent work for BPOs and call centres?
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Yes. Outpero's AI voice agent handles BPOs and call centres calls end to end — taking the repetitive first-level calls, overflow and after-hours volume so human agents handle the conversations that need them. It works 24 hours a day in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam and English, switching to English the moment the caller does.
What does an AI voice agent do for BPOs and call centres?
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For BPOs and call centres, an Outpero AI employee will answer overflow and after-hours inbound calls on a dedicated +91 number, and qualify or resolve the routine ones; run first-touch outbound calls on a list, such as lead qualification, appointment confirmation and payment reminders, for a client's campaign; call back missed and abandoned calls so no enquiry is left without a response; run feedback and NPS surveys with the answers captured as structured fields. Every call is recorded, transcribed and summarised automatically.
How much does an AI voice agent cost for BPOs and call centres in India?
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Outpero has no setup fee and no monthly base fee — you pay only for connected talk time, from ₹5 per minute (1 credit = ₹1, credits never expire), plus ₹649/month for a dedicated calling number. A full-time telecaller doing the same job costs around ₹18,000 a month, works one shift and handles one call at a time. Prices exclude 18% GST.
How fast does it respond to a new BPOs and call centres enquiry?
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Under 30 seconds from the enquiry landing. That matters here because a BPO or call centre is paid for conversations, so every idle seat, absent agent and unanswered overflow call costs margin. Volume is uneven: campaign launches, month-end payment due dates and festival sales produce surges that the roster cannot absorb, while nights and Sundays are expensive to staff. Attrition means new agents are constantly in training, and the repetitive first-level calls, which are the bulk of the work, are the least rewarding for good people to do.
Does an AI voice agent replace the agents in a call centre?
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It replaces the repetitive part of the work, not the whole floor. First-level calls with predictable answers, overflow and after-hours volume are where it fits. Complaints, negotiations and anything that needs empathy or judgement should stay with people. Most centres use the AI to absorb volume and then use the freed agent hours for quality, retention and harder calls, with transfer to the team when needed.
How is the cost different from adding agents?
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An agent is a salary of roughly ₹15,000–₹25,000 a month plus seat, supervision and training, for one call at a time and one shift. Outpero charges from ₹5 a minute of connected talk time, with ₹649 a month for a number that includes one channel and ₹649 for each extra. Unanswered calls are not billed, and all prices exclude 18% GST. High volumes get custom rates and setup help.
Can we run it for several client campaigns separately?
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Each Outpero employee has its own instructions, so you can set up a separate employee for each campaign or client process, with its own script and fields. Whether to bill clients per call or per campaign is your commercial decision. For large or ongoing volumes, contact Outpero about custom rates and setup help rather than assuming a standard arrangement.
What reporting does a BPO get from the AI calls?
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Every call has a recording, transcript, summary, sentiment and the custom fields the client asked for, along with the credits it used. The dashboard has call logs, a leads database, analytics and CSV export, and results can be sent to a webhook for every call, completed calls only, or voicemail only. That gives account managers a clean record to share with clients.
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