NEW HAMPSHIRE

AI Receptionist for New Hampshire Businesses

Yes, a New Hampshire business can use an AI receptionist. New Hampshire requires the consent of everyone on a call before it is recorded, for phone calls and in-person conversations alike, so the greeting has to say when a call is recorded. Awava puts that notice up front, along with missed-call text back and review requests. The AI Receptionist is included in AI Pro ($1,997 setup plus $397 a month), or $97 a month added to the Website or Core plan.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE AT A GLANCE

  • Recording callsAll-party consent (RSA 570-A:2)
  • Sales calls and textsTelemarketing calls (RSA 359-E), plus the federal TCPA
  • AI voicesOutbound AI calls need prior consent (FCC, 2024)
  • Last checkedOctober 2026
THE RULES

What New Hampshire law means for an AI front desk.

The three rules that shape how an AI receptionist is set up in New Hampshire, each with the statute it comes from.

RECORDING CALLS

All-party consent

RSA 570-A:2 makes it a crime to record a telecommunication or oral communication without the consent of all parties to it. That covers phone calls and in-person conversations alike. Awava’s greeting says when a call is recorded before anything else is said, so callers know and can choose to continue or ask for a callback.

RSA 570-A:2

SALES CALLS AND TEXTS

New Hampshire telemarketing rules

Auto-dialers used for sales calls must be registered, must disconnect within 30 seconds after the called person hangs up, and an auto-dialed sales message has to say right away who is calling and why. Calls made at a customer’s request or within an established business relationship are not telemarketing sales calls under the law. The chapter is written around calls and does not mention texts, so texts follow the federal rules.

RSA 359-E

FEDERAL

AI voices and the federal rules

On 8 February 2024 the FCC ruled that AI-generated voices count as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, so calls a business places with an AI voice need the called person’s prior express consent. That ruling is about calls you place. An AI receptionist answers calls people place to you, and Awava does not use it to dial lists.

FCC Declaratory Ruling FCC 24-17

HOW AWAVA SETS IT UP

Built around the rules from the first call.

Awava installs the AI receptionist, connects it to your number and manages it for you. These are the defaults for New Hampshire businesses. How the AI Receptionist works

  • When calls are recorded, the greeting says so in words before anything else.
  • The AI receptionist answers calls people place to you. It does not auto-dial anyone.
  • Missed-call text back answers someone who just called you, and replying STOP ends the texts.
  • Campaign texts go only to customers who gave you their number and agreed to hear from you.
  • If a caller asks, the AI says it is an AI and offers to have you call back.
FAQ

Questions New Hampshire businesses ask us.

Yes. New Hampshire law does not ban AI call answering. The rule that matters is RSA 570-A:2, which requires the consent of everyone on a call before it is recorded. Awava announces recording at the start of every call.
Yes. RSA 570-A:2 requires the consent of all parties to record a phone call or an in-person conversation.
New Hampshire’s telemarketing chapter (RSA 359-E) is written around telephone calls and does not mention texts, so texts to New Hampshire numbers follow the federal TCPA. Awava only texts people who called you or agreed to hear from you.
Yes. Awava is based next door in Central Massachusetts and works with businesses across the United States. Everything is set up and managed for you, and there is no software for you to learn.
No. This page is general information, checked October 2026. Laws change, and how they apply depends on your business, so check with a lawyer licensed in New Hampshire before relying on it.

General information, not legal advice. Checked October 2026 against the official statute text linked above. Laws change, and how they apply depends on your business; check with a lawyer licensed in New Hampshire.

OTHER STATES

Rules in other states.

All states

Massachusetts

All-party consent to record calls. Sales calls in Massachusetts.

See the rules

Florida

All-party consent to record calls. The Florida Telephone Solicitation Act.

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California

All-party consent to record calls. Why a beep may not be enough.

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Texas

One-party consent to record calls. SB 140: texts are telephone solicitation.

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New York

One-party consent to record calls. New York’s telemarketing law.

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Washington

All-party consent to record calls. Washington’s commercial text ban.

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Maryland

All-party consent to record calls. The Stop the Spam Calls Act.

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Pennsylvania

All-party consent to record calls. The 2026 telemarketing update.

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Illinois

All-party consent to record calls. Illinois auto-dialer and solicitation rules.

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Connecticut

All-party consent or notice to record calls. The 2023 telemarketing law.

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Oklahoma

One-party consent to record calls. The Oklahoma Telephone Solicitation Act.

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Michigan

One-party consent to record calls. Michigan’s recorded-message sales call ban.

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Nevada

All-party consent to record calls. Nevada auto-dialer and do-not-call rules.

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Montana

All-party consent or warning to record calls. Montana solicitation and recorded-call rules.

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Ohio

One-party consent to record calls. Ohio’s telephone solicitor law.

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North Carolina

One-party consent to record calls. North Carolina telephone solicitations, texts included.

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Virginia

One-party consent to record calls. The Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act.

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Arizona

One-party consent to record calls. Arizona telephone solicitations.

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