AI receptionists for Pennsylvania businesses
Yes. We build and manage AI receptionists for Pennsylvania businesses, managed for you end to end from our studio in Kalispell, Montana. Pennsylvania is an all-party consent state under 18 Pa.C.S. 5703; 5704(4); 5704(15), so an AI receptionist that records calls has to say so at the start, inside the recording. No Pennsylvania statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Your agent answers in Eastern time, on the number you already have or a new local Pennsylvania number.
Researched and written by Modern Mustard Seed in Kalispell, Montana. Rules checked October 26, 2026, each linked to the text we read.
Pennsylvania at a glance
- Area codes
- 15
- 215 · 223 · 267 · 272 · 412 · 445 · 484 · 570 · 582 · 610 · 717 · 724 · 814 · 835 · 878
Recording a call in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is an all-party consent state. Private parties need every party's prior consent. 5704(15) allows one-party recording of telemarketing and customer service calls only for training or quality control, with the recording destroyed within one year.
“A person, to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication, where all parties to the communication have given prior consent to such interception.”
For your agent: Any use beyond training or quality control needs every party's consent, so announce the recording at the start of every call.
Does it have to say it is AI in Pennsylvania?
No Pennsylvania statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
The Pennsylvania greeting we recommend
“Thanks for calling [your business]. You have reached our AI receptionist, and this call is recorded. How can I help?”
- Recording notice first: Pennsylvania is an all-party consent state, and a notice captured at the start of the recording is how a business meets it.
- AI disclosure second, which no Pennsylvania statute requires of a business phone agent.
15 area codes, Eastern time
Pennsylvania has 15 area codes in service. The oldest, 215, 412, 717 and 814, date to 1947; the newest, 835, entered service on September 2, 2022. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 215/267/445, 223/717, 272/570, 412/724/878, 484/610/835, 582/814.
- 2151947
- 2232017
- 2671999
- 2722013
- 4121947
- 4452018
- 4841999
- 5701998
- 5822021
- 6101994
- 7171947
- 7241998
- 8141947
- 8352022
- 8782001
All of the state keeps Eastern time. (49 CFR 71.4)
Callbacks and reminders in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Telemarketer Registration Act hours (Act 47 of 2026)
Telephone solicitations (calls, voicemail, ringless voicemail and texts) to residential, business or wireless subscribers for consumer goods or services. Excludes prior express written consent, an existing debt or contract, and an established business relationship within 12 months.
“Initiating or causing to be initiated a telephone solicitation on a Sunday or after 7 p.m. or before 9 a.m.”
- Pennsylvania Act 47 robocall consent and opt-out notice: No AI disclosure. Robocalls, defined to include artificial voices, need prior express written consent; synthetic messaging used to deceive is banned; the opt-out notice comes at the start, within two seconds of naming the caller. Consent before the call; opt-out notice at the start. (73 P.S. 2241 et seq., as amended by Act of July 20, 2026, P.L. 532, No. 47 (s.2 "robocall"; s.5(a)(11), (a)(13); s.5.2(l)))
Who licenses contractors in Pennsylvania
Contractors who do home improvement work above a yearly dollar threshold register with the Attorney General, now online. Check a license: Home improvement contractor search.
“Contractors may now register, renew or update their registration online.”
29,698 construction businesses
29,698 of Pennsylvania’s 307,065 business establishments, 9.7 percent, are in construction (Census County Business Patterns 2023).
Pennsylvania questions
Is it legal to use an AI receptionist in Pennsylvania?
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Yes. Pennsylvania is an all-party consent state under 18 Pa.C.S. 5703; 5704(4); 5704(15), so an AI receptionist that records calls has to say so at the start, inside the recording. No Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?
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No Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?
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Pennsylvania has 15 area codes in service. The oldest, 215, 412, 717 and 814, date to 1947; the newest, 835, entered service on September 2, 2022. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 215/267/445, 223/717, 272/570, 412/724/878, 484/610/835, 582/814. All of the state keeps Eastern time.
Who licenses contractors in Pennsylvania?
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Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Home Improvement Contractor Registration; licenses can be checked at https://hicsearch.attorneygeneral.gov/. Contractors who do home improvement work above a yearly dollar threshold register with the Attorney General, now online.