Rural Outsourcing: Delivering ITO and BPO Services from Remote Domestic Locations

IT and business process outsourcing providers are building delivery centers in remote domestic locations for several reasons, including to access a more stable, lower-cost workforce and to fulfill social missions such as employing underprivileged or minority populations.

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