AI receptionists for Arkansas businesses
Yes. We build and manage AI receptionists for Arkansas businesses, managed for you end to end from our studio in Kalispell, Montana. Arkansas is a one-party consent state under Ark. Code Ann. 5-60-120(a), so a business on the call may record it without telling the caller. No Arkansas statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Your agent answers in Central time, on the number you already have or a new local Arkansas number.
Researched and written by Modern Mustard Seed in Kalispell, Montana. Rules checked October 26, 2026, each linked to the text we read.
Arkansas at a glance
- Area codes
- 4
- 327 · 479 · 501 · 870
Recording a call in Arkansas
Arkansas is a one-party consent state. Lawful if the recorder is a party or one party consented. No free official code site exists; read on FindLaw (current to 2024-03-28).
“unless the person is a party to the communication or one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception and recording”
Does it have to say it is AI in Arkansas?
No Arkansas statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
The Arkansas greeting we recommend
“Thanks for calling [your business]. You have reached our AI receptionist, and this call is recorded. How can I help?”
- Arkansas requires neither line. Both stay in: a caller dialing from California or Washington brings an all-party rule onto the call.
4 area codes, Central time
Arkansas has 4 area codes in service. The oldest, 501, dates to 1947; the newest, 327, entered service on February 20, 2024. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 327/870.
- 3272024
- 4792002
- 5011947
- 8701997
All of the state keeps Central time. (49 CFR 71.6)
Callbacks and reminders in Arkansas
The federal window for sales calls is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the called person’s location (47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)), and FCC 24-17 treats an AI voice as an artificial voice.
6,006 construction businesses
6,006 of Arkansas’s 70,452 business establishments, 8.5 percent, are in construction (Census County Business Patterns 2023).
Arkansas questions
Is it legal to use an AI receptionist in Arkansas?
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Yes. Arkansas is a one-party consent state under Ark. Code Ann. 5-60-120(a), so a business on the call may record it without telling the caller. No Arkansas statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
Does an AI receptionist have to say it is AI in Arkansas?
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No Arkansas statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Every agent we ship says it is an AI when asked.
Which area codes and time zone does an AI receptionist use in Arkansas?
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Arkansas has 4 area codes in service. The oldest, 501, dates to 1947; the newest, 327, entered service on February 20, 2024. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 327/870. All of the state keeps Central time.