SingleComm

Multi-client answering service workflows, dispatch, and reporting in one platform.

Multi-client telephone answering service with rules-based dispatch, dynamic scripting, voice + omnichannel on one desktop, and reporting that finishes in Excel — not in a ticket to IT.

AFTER-HOURS CALL · CLIENT MATCHED
38 clients live
Northside Property Mgmtmaintenance script v6
Issue · burst pipe · urgent
Unit · 4B · tenant verified
Required fields · 5 of 5 captured
Caller SMS · confirmation sent
DISPATCH · on-call contact tree
1 · on-call tech · SMS + phonesent 22:14 · no ack · 4:12
2 · backup tech · SMSacknowledged 22:19
3 · property manager · phonestandby
CLIENT REPORTdispatch chain + ack times logged · delivered nightly
per-client scriptsauto-escalationaudit-ready
Why TAS operators switch

Answering services don't look like other contact centers.

You run dozens of clients on one shift. Each one has its own script, its own dispatch rules, its own after-hours contact tree, its own reporting. Most CCaaS platforms were built for single-brand contact centers. TAS is the harder problem, and it needs a platform designed for it.

Capabilities

Everything a modern answering service needs. Built in.

01 · Workflow & scripting

Your clients, your voice, no coding

Dynamic, branded scripts per client with variable logic, branching, and real-time data pulled from your CRM of record. Supervisors ship script changes the same day a client requests them — no engineering tickets.

  • Drag-and-drop workflow builder
  • SinglePane unified desktop
  • Up to 20% reduced AHT by eliminating tab-hopping
Scripts TAS operators run
Medical office after-hours script
Property management maintenance script
Legal intake script
Home services or HVAC/plumbing emergency dispatch script
Funeral home call handling script
Nonprofit donor or care request script
02 · Rules-based dispatch

Dispatch every message to the right contact, with proof it was received

Every channel — email, SMS, secure messaging, fax, phone, pager — with custom templates and on-call logic that routes to the right contact based on time-of-day, escalation path, and client overrides.

  • Custom dispatch templates per client
  • Acknowledgement tracking with auto-escalation
  • Audit-ready evidence of every dispatch
Dispatch rules in practice
Emergency maintenance goes to the on-call technician
Medical after-hours calls route to the on-call provider
Legal intake messages go to the attorney or intake manager
VIP client calls escalate faster
Unacknowledged dispatches automatically move to the next contact
Different rules apply after hours, weekends, and holidays
03 · Integrated omnichannel

Voice plus every modern channel

The only TAS platform with fully integrated voice, web chat, two-way SMS, email, and social on one data model — so adding a new channel for a client is a configuration change, not a new integration project.

  • Voice via WebRTC, no softphone
  • Web chat, two-way SMS, email, social
  • Unified knowledge base across channels
Channel combinations clients use
Caller leaves a message by phone and receives SMS confirmation
Client receives urgent dispatch by phone and backup email
Customer starts on web chat and escalates to live answering
Secure messaging is used for healthcare or legal clients
Social or web inquiries are routed into the same client queue
04 · Business intelligence

Reports that finish in Excel

Custom reporting without programmers. Dispatch and acknowledgement reports delivered on a schedule as Excel or CSV. Field-level behavioral data queryable in real time, not locked in logs.

  • Supervisor-built custom reports
  • Scheduled Excel/CSV delivery
  • Real-time field-level behavioral data
What acknowledgement tracking captures
Message sent time
Recipient opened or acknowledged
Time to acknowledgement
Auto-escalation if no response
Escalation chain history
Final resolution status
Client-facing dispatch report
05 · Migration

Off the legacy system in weeks

Seamless transfers from legacy TAS platforms via our professional services team. Contact sharing across clients where appropriate, keeping the hard-to-rebuild relationships intact.

  • Professional services for TAS-specific migrations
  • Integration library with hundreds of CRMs and apps
  • Most migrations complete in weeks, not quarters
What migration includes
Import client scripts and rebuild dispatch rules
Preserve client contact trees
Migrate reporting formats
Configure client-specific templates
Train agents on the SinglePane desktop
Test high-risk clients before go-live
Support parallel testing before cutover

TAS Call Journey

  1. 01Caller reaches the answering service after hours.
  2. 02SingleComm identifies which client the call belongs to.
  3. 03The agent sees that client's branded script and required fields.
  4. 04The caller's message is captured and categorized.
  5. 05The platform dispatches the message by SMS, email, pager, phone, or secure message.
  6. 06The recipient acknowledges the dispatch.
  7. 07If there is no acknowledgement, the system escalates to the next contact.
  8. 08The entire interaction is logged for client reporting.

Real outcomes teams can measure

Up to 20% lower handle time

One desktop with the client's script and data on screen eliminates the tab-hopping that pads every call.

Fewer missed dispatches

Acknowledgement tracking with auto-escalation means an unanswered page moves to the next contact instead of dying in an inbox.

Faster client onboarding

Templated scripts and dispatch rules let new client programs launch without an engineering project.

Shorter migration timelines

TAS-specific professional services move most operators off legacy platforms in weeks, not quarters.

Why it matters

TAS is not a side-use-case for SingleComm. The platform was built with answering services in the room. Multi-tenant scripting, rules-based dispatch, integrated voice, audit-ready reporting — all of it exists because TAS operators needed it, and everyone else downstream benefits from what we built to solve it for them.

See the SingleComm TAS platform live, running on your real scripts.