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Tel-Us

 

Introducing Tel-Us

Award Winning Answering Service

We operate 24/7 to provide customized call center, virtual office, and bilingual (English/Spanish) live answering services for businesses across all industries. 

Every call is an opportunity. Make it count.

Stop Letting Missed Calls Become Missed Customers

When your team is busy, closed, or handling emergencies, Tel-Us keeps callers connected to a real person who can take messages, schedule appointments, route urgent calls, and follow your instructions.

No more after-hours gaps

No more overwhelmed front desk

No more lost leads from unanswered calls

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Connected Across Every Communication Channel

Tel-Us helps businesses stay responsive through phone calls, text messaging, email, dispatch routing, web chat, and secure communication workflows — all customized around your business operations and customer needs.

Our Mission...

is to help businesses stay connected through reliable, professional communication support 24/7.

Why Tel-Us

We're Helping Businesses Deliver The Best Caller Experience

Day, night, weekend, and holiday coverage when your team cannot answer.

Every call is answered based on your scripts, routing preferences, scheduling needs, and business workflows.

Serve more customers confidently with professional bilingual agents ready to assist English- and Spanish-speaking callers.

Our team understands the unique communication needs of medical, legal, property management, home services, and growing businesses.

Flexible solutions and clear pricing designed around your call volume, support needs, and business operations.

Friendly, professional agents provide responsive customer support with clear communication and a human touch.

What We Offer

Our Core Services

24/7 Live Answering

Real people answer your calls day, night, weekends, and holidays.

Virtual Receptionist

Give callers a polished front-desk experience without adding in-house staff.

Appointment Scheduling

Let Tel-Us book, confirm, reschedule, and route appointment requests.

Emergency Dispatch

Route urgent calls to the right person based on your on-call rules.

AI Answering Service

Tel-Us AI answering service handles high call volume, reduces wait times, and keeps every caller moving.

Virtual Office

Tel-Us gives your business a real Los Angeles address, a live receptionist, and a conference room.

Call Center Services

Tel-Us provides trained live agents who support your customers through customized communication workflows.

Web Chat, Text & Email

Extend response coverage beyond phone calls when needed.

Choose the Support Style That Fits Your Business

Every business handles communication differently. That’s why Tel-Us offers flexible support options — from fully live answering to AI-powered automation or a smart hybrid of both.

Live Agent Support

Professional Human Support When It Matters Most

Every caller speaks with a trained live agent who follows your scripts, handles messages, schedules appointments, routes urgent calls, and delivers a professional customer experience with a personal touch.

AI-Powered Support

Fast, automated communication for modern businesses

AI-powered workflows can help manage basic inquiries, route callers, collect information, and support after-hours communication with speed and consistency.

Hybrid Support Solution

The best of automation and human support together

Combine AI efficiency with live agent care. AI can assist with initial intake, simple questions, and routing, while trained Tel-Us agents step in for more personalized conversations.

Smart Call Handling For Modern Businesses

Industries We Serve

Businesses across all professional industries trust Tel-Us to keep their calls answered and customers supported. Our live agents adapt to your workflow with customized call handling, scheduling, dispatch, and bilingual support designed around your business needs.

Your Team Should Be Closing Deals — Not Answering Phones

Every call that goes to voicemail is a prospect reconsidering. Every surge that overwhelms your team is a customer experience you won’t get back.

Tel-Us acts as a live, trained extension of your brand — handling overflow calls, after-hours inquiries, and appointment workflows so your internal team stays focused on high-value work. No recruiting. No training cycles. No gaps in coverage.

Tell Us About Your Business

Share your business hours, call types, customer needs, escalation rules, and preferred workflows.

We Create Your Call Handling Plan

Tel-Us builds customized scripts, routing instructions, message delivery methods, and scheduling workflows.

Review & Approve Your Setup

You review your scripts, call flow, dispatch rules, and communication preferences before launch.

Go Live With 24/7 Support

Once approved, trained live agents begin answering calls and following your business process day and night.

Simple Onboarding for Busy Businesses

Get Started in 4 Simple Steps

We’ve made the setup process simple, fast, and stress-free for busy businesses. Just tell Tel-Us how you want your calls handled, and our team will build a customized answering solution tailored to your workflow, schedules, and customer needs. We take care of the details so you can start with confidence.

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Calls Answered with Professional Care

Award-Winning Call Center

 

Hear the Tel-Us Difference

Tel-Us is proud to receive the CAM-X Award of Excellence and the ATSI Award of Excellence year after year for exceptional customer service and call handling performance.

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Press PLAY to hear how Tel-Us agents can represent your business with a friendly, responsive, and professional customer experience.

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Testimonials

Real Clients. Real Experiences. Real Support.

Businesses across multiple industries rely on Tel-Us for professional live answering, responsive customer support, and dependable 24/7 communication solutions. Hear directly from clients who trust Tel-Us to represent their businesses with care, professionalism, and consistency.

“You are all so wonderful!!! Many thanks for the wonderful note and for always taking such good care of us!!! Sending our best to all of you!!!”

Felice Freeman Infectious Awareables

“Tel-Us Answering Service has been working with us since 2001. Their employees are prompt, efficient, as well as courteous. It is a pleasure working with them. We look forward to the future with Tel-Us.”

Angela C. Herndon, Supervisor Recruitment Department

“That’s why we at FMD value Tel-Us so much as a business partner. You are flexible, client-focused, and your service is top notch!”

Wing Wong Department of General Services

“Tel-Us has been our trusted business partner for many decades. They have been extremely reliable, which is critical for our business as we depend on maintaining constant, 24/7 connectivity with our clients, customers, and business partners.”

Cecilia J., Vice President Charles Dunn Company

“My best decision was hiring Tel-Us to handle my incoming calls and ensure my customers always reach a live person 24 hours a day. I recommend Tel-Us to anyone who wants to maximize the value of their advertising and never miss an opportunity.”

Santos Lozoya Century 21 Community

“After working with several answering services over the years, Tel-Us has exceeded our expectations. Most of our customer interactions happen over the phone, so we needed a reliable partner that could handle the changing demands of a growing direct response company. Tel-Us has consistently delivered with professionalism and reliability.”

Ryan Miller Kumato Labs