1987-1999:

Scott Dunham works for a Dallas-based answering service, first handling sales & customer service, then later moving on to manage over 500 apartment and small business accounts & 6 vendors.

1999-2003:

Scott decides to use the experience he's gained to start his own company, Commline. He begins experimenting with offering answering services nationwide.

May 2003:

Chad Phillips works with Scott in a consulting role, and they begin to explore the idea of forming a new company.

October 2003:

Chad and Scott formally begin Apartment Lines answering service, rolling in Scott's old business, and commit to making high quality, flat-rate answering services available to apartment communities nationwide.

Our mission: To provide the highest quality, feature rich services available at prices that challenge the status quo of our industry.

Apartment Lines currently works with over 120 management companies in 30 different states, servicing its customers through 7 different call centers.