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title: "Trends in telephony: How have businesses responded to COVID-19?"
description: Join us as our CEO, Gary Forrest, discusses the role enterprise telephony has played in keeping businesses working & what they mean to the future of work.
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# [Trends in telephony: How have businesses responded to COVID-19?](https://www.pure-ip.com/blog/trends-in-telephony-how-have-businesses-responded-to-covid-19)

 Written by [Team Pure IP](https://www.pure-ip.com/blog/author/team-pure-ip) | 10/6/20 11:15 PM

 

Businesses had to adapt quickly to lockdown restrictions, upending their working habits and highlighting the need for effective communications.

Join us as our CEO, Gary Forrest, discusses the role enterprise telephony has played in keeping businesses functioning, the trends he has observed, and what they will mean to the future of work.

[View full post](https://www.pure-ip.com/blog/trends-in-telephony-how-have-businesses-responded-to-covid-19)

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