Answering Service for Local Businesses
Always Answer. Always Connected.
Professional Answering Service
Keep Your Business Connected
Rhode Island Telephone now offers professional answering services for local businesses through our partner, Specialty Answering Service (SAS), to help our customers stay connected 24/7. Whether you’re out of the office or closed for the day, your calls are always answered by a live, professional operator.
This business solution helps you stay responsive without hiring extra staff, giving your customers the personal touch they expect.
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24/7 Live Answering
Virtual receptionists to answer your calls on days, nights, holidays, and weekends.
A Customized Solution
Custom call scripts tailored to your business.
More Than Phone Calls
SAS can take orders, speak Spanish, answer texts and emails, and even respond to customer service questions.
Stay Ahead & Competitive
SAS can do the heavy lifting of scaling up to answer your phones as your business grows.

Ready To Power Your Business
With 24/7 Customer Service?
Missed calls can mean missed opportunities. As your trusted local telecom provider, Rhode Island Telephone partners with Specialty Answering Service to deliver dependable call coverage backed by the same reliability and local support our customers count on every day.
Calls answered in 3 rings or less.Â
Call forwarding for urgent issues.
No additional equipment to purchase or install.
Professional Answering Service
Have Questions? Contact Us.
Just complete the adjacent form and we'll be in touch! Or if you'd prefer to speak with one of our experts immediately, please feel free to give us a ring directly.
888-856-5970
*We provide services to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut businesses only.
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