Ensure every call to your agency is answered professionally and promptly. Our 24/7 government answering service helps you manage inquiries, emergency responses, and citizen engagement with efficiency and care.
Managing a government office—whether at the federal, state, or local level—requires constant communication with the public. Without an efficient call-handling solution, agencies often face:
Public trust can erode if inquiries go unanswered, leading to frustration and inefficiencies.
Handling calls internally can strain staff resources, reducing productivity and delaying essential services.
Emergencies and citizen concerns don’t follow business hours. Unanswered calls can mean missed opportunities to assist the public when they need it most.
Ambs Call Center’s government answering service is here for you. We provide professional call management, ensuring your agency stays accessible while freeing up your staff to focus on the important tasks. Get started by requesting a quote from us today!
Request a Quote View Our PricingOur professional agents will answer every call that comes into your agency, building trust among your citizens.
Reduce interruptions by directing inquiries to the right departments while maintaining efficiency.
Ensure citizens can reach a live representative anytime, even on weekends and holidays.
100% of our answering service agents are located in the United States. This means that you never have to worry about your constituents receiving call support that's been outsourced, of lower quality, or unsecure. So, whether you're in agriculture, defense, environmental protection, health and human services, housing, law enforcement, occupational safety transportation utilities, or FEMA, our US-based agents will be the right people for the job. Here are a few services that we do offer:
Provide immediate assistance to callers who are in need with our emergency hotline services.
In a large-scale crisis, be there for your callers with our 24/7 disaster hotline.
Stay secure and maintain business continuity no matter what with our compliance hotline.
Your clients, team, and yourself deserve an answering service that pays close attention to ensure the best communication--always. Government agencies require professional, secure, and compliant call-handling solutions. As a family-owned answering service with client retention averaging 7+ years, you’ll get just that as well as:
We adhere to government regulations and strict security protocols to protect sensitive information.
Enhance public trust with responsive, courteous, and knowledgeable agents handling inquiries.
Proprietary scripting software allows us to adapt to your governmental agency’s needs.
Federal offices handle national inquiries and must ensure efficient public communication. Our services include:
We help with registration, information hotlines, applications, and eligibility.
We manage emergency response calls to keep the public informed.
Track and manage employee absences seamlessly.
State governments oversee critical services that impact municipalities daily. Our answering service can assist with:
Handle calls for Medicaid, unemployment benefits, and housing assistance.
Citizens can report potholes, traffic signal outages, and other concerns.
Efficiently manage scheduling for licensing, permits, and more.
Local municipalities interact closely with residents. We help cities, towns, and villages with:
Support for water, electricity, and waste management inquiries.
Ensure citizens reach the right department for assistance.
Handling registrations and appointments for residents. Great for keeping your citizens informed.
Sara McCallum
State of Michigan
It's actually a really fast and straightforward process to set up a utility answering service process. We usually tell our clients that our onboarding process takes less than 5 business days. In this time we’ll have you fully up and running with an answering service - it's part of our proven process.
Discuss the needs of your government agency and how we can help you grow and serve your constituents better
We'll use our best practices in our set-up and testing to deliver the best value to you
Go Live. We'll start supporting your team and constituents with our award-winning service
These are a few questions we get asked often by first-time clients. Don’t find your question here? Reach out to us to speak to one of our experts today!
Answering your phones quickly is job one for us. We answer 80% or great of calls in 3 rings or less. And for the very small percentage of calls that go on hold, we want that wait time to be less than 60 seconds.
While our virtual receptionists may not have in-depth governmental knowledge like you would, they are trained with handling calls from the many government agencies that we currently work with. This allows them to effectively answer basic client questions, gather essential information, and route complex inquiries to the appropriate member of your team.
It depends. If the apps you use are found in our integrations page or is available for integration with Zapier, then yes! With Zapier, you can integrate our answering service with over 6000 of your applications!
Because we pride ourselves on allowing our clients to answer calls 24/7, we make sure we have the business continuity to answer these calls.
If you’re looking to learn more about the best practices for improving your government agency's communications, our learning center is the place for you. Relevant, informative content designed to improve the professional, government worker's life
Improve public access and response times with Ambs Call Center. Our Government Answering Service ensures every call is handled with professionalism and care. Request a quote now and we'll send our pricing and other relevant information directly to your inbox. And no, we never spam.