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News from NextPhone, the AI receptionist for small businesses, law firms and home-service companies.
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Press release · October 27, 2026
AI Voice Agents Are Now Calling AI Receptionists, NextPhone 2026 Call Report FindsNextPhone's first annual AI receptionist call report, based on a year of calls answered by AI, finds spam peaking at dinner time, loan pitches leading every other script, and AI voice agents calling AI receptionists.Announcement · September 29, 2026
Callers Can Now Move or Cancel Appointments on the Call, and Returning Clients Are Greeted by NameTwo updates to how NextPhone handles calls: callers can change or cancel the appointments NextPhone booked, and clients who call back are recognized.
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Everything you need to write about NextPhone.
- Media contact
- press@getnextphone.com
- Spokesperson
- Yan MellataFounder & CEO
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Founded
- 2024
About NextPhone
NextPhone is an AI receptionist for small businesses, law firms and home-service companies. It answers every call 24/7, qualifies callers, transfers urgent calls live and books appointments straight into the calendar, with unlimited calls on a flat monthly fee and no per-minute charges. NextPhone is an official Clio partner and also integrates with MyCase, Lawmatics, HubSpot, Google Calendar and Outlook. Founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, it has handled millions of calls for thousands of businesses across the US.
Founder
Yan Mellata
Founder & CEO
Before NextPhone, Yan founded Kosy, a voice platform for remote teams, acquired by Kumospace in 2023. He started his career at BCG.
Data for journalists
Our 2026 call report: after-hours calls, spam, AI callers and caller behavior from calls answered by AI since December 2024. Charts, full method and the aggregate tables are free to use with credit to NextPhone.