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According to an&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/2015-09-03\/news\/66178659_1_user-base-iamai-internet-and-mobile-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IAMAI report<\/a>, while it took more than a decade for the Internet user base to increase from 10 million to 100 million, and three years to cross the 200 million mark, it took only a year for the user base to swell to 300 million from 200 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Industry\/M6SPyd4vUcC7QIQRnjBqaO\/Digital-payments-in-India-seen-touching-500-billion-by-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another report from Google forecasts<\/a>&nbsp;that non-cash transactions will exceed cash transactions in the Indian economy by 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Given such massive shift in consumer behavior, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has now made changes to The Companies Act 2013 to protect the interests of the new age &ldquo;Internet Consumer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-438971\" src=\"https:\/\/exotel.com\/uae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Customer_Satisfaction_Dilbert-300x279.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exotel.com\/uae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Customer_Satisfaction_Dilbert-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/exotel.com\/uae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Customer_Satisfaction_Dilbert.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This change affects all businesses and startups which operate online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are one of them, below is the list of details to be published on the &ldquo;Contact Us&rdquo; of each website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registered Business Name<\/li>\n<li>Address of its registered office<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Identity Number<\/li>\n<li>Phone number (To address grievances)<\/li>\n<li>Fax number, if any,<\/li>\n<li>E-mail and the name of the person who may be contacted in the case of any grievances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>To see how other startups are using Exotel for tracking calls with a single business phone number &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/exotel.com\/case-studies\/finance\/scripbox-virtual-phone-number-calls-sms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A fashionable statement that is often made is that business phone calls are dead. But the reality is starkly different.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/exotel.com\/blog\/phone-calls-in-customer-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Even today, over 77 billion calls are made<\/a>&nbsp;to B2B and B2C businesses regarding support, sales, inquiries and more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>It is important for your customers to trust you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>When you buy something online, what are some of the things that make you feel comfortable about making a purchase? Is it reassuring symbols, like TRUSTe or VeriSign? Is it the trustworthy and professional look of the website design? Or is it that there&rsquo;s an actual phone number you can call?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kissmetrics.com\/results-from-flowr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A small experiment<\/a>&nbsp;showed that the addition of a simple phone number to the website increased the conversion rate.<\/p>\n<p>Tools like IVR, easy call diverts, call automation, etc. give your customers the confidence that they&rsquo;re dealing with a company that is trustworthy of their business.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of dealing with customer grievances,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/exotel.com\/blog\/phone-support-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a simple 4-minute conversation can achieve something 15 emails fail to convey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We offer email, phone and twitter support to our customers and in our experience, nothing resolves a customer&rsquo;s questions as quickly and as efficiently as a phone call.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/my.exotel.in\/auth\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to use Exotel to power your business phone number.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internet adoption is exploding in India. 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