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(401) 214-1508
(401) 214-1508 is a landline / voip number from Providence, RI on a prefix assigned to Peerless Network. Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2019-05-09.
Who called me from (401) 214-1508?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Peerless Network
- Rate center
- Providence, RI
- Prefix 401-214
- assigned 2014-03-20, pooled block
- Area code
- 401 — Rhode Island
- Time zone
- E
This prefix is assigned to a wireline or VoIP operator. VoIP lines are cheap to obtain in bulk, which makes them a common vehicle for spam and scam calling campaigns. Carrier assignment shows who the prefix was allocated to; numbers can be ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.
Complaint history
- FCC complaints
- 42016-09-29 → 2019-05-09
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2016-09-29 to 2019-05-09.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (401) 214-1508
What the 4 public FCC complaints naming this number show about when the calls happened, where they landed and how they were placed. Derived from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, a public record.
This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2019-05-09, so if it called you today the complaints below describe a campaign that ended years ago — or the number has since been reassigned to a different subscriber. Numbers are routinely returned to the carrier and reissued. Treat this page as an archive record rather than a current warning.
FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2019-05 (3).
Complaints span 2.6 years, from 2016-09-29 to 2019-05-09, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
The heaviest single day was 2019-05-09, when 3 separate consumers filed complaints about this number. Same-day clusters like that come from automated dialling rather than a person making calls one at a time.
Where the complaints came from
- RI4
Every complaint came from a single state (RI), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 3
- Live Voice
- 1
- Wired
- 3
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 1
Abandoned Calls: The line was dialled and dropped before anyone spoke — the signature of a predictive dialler placing more calls than it has agents to answer. The FCC's telemarketing rules cap abandoned calls at 3% of answered calls.
Prefix and area context
86 other numbers on the (401) 214 block have complaints too — 112 across the block in total. 46 of them were complained about during the same period as this number, which is what a campaign rotating through a block of consecutive numbers looks like from the outside.
Within area code 401 (Rhode Island), this is the 29th most-complained-about number of the 2,081 that have any complaint on record.
Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center. Complaints are unverified consumer submissions: they record what someone reported, not a finding against the caller. Numbers can be spoofed, so a complaint may describe a call that only displayed this number.
FCC complaint log for (401) 214-1508
The most recent unwanted-call complaints US consumers filed with the FCC naming this number — type of issue, contact method, and the state the complaint came from. Public record, imported nightly.
| Date | Call type | Method | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-09 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | RI |
| 2019-05-09 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | RI |
| 2019-05-09 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | RI |
| 2016-09-29 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | RI |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 401 (Rhode Island)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (401) 307-53022 this week · No subject given
- (401) 436-04532 this week · No subject given
- (401) 593-55092 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (401) 381-76172 this week · No subject given
- (401) 206-07402 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (401) 214-33481 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (401) 222-22761 this week · No subject given
- (401) 251-29631 this week · No subject given
- (401) 256-51411 this week · No subject given
- (401) 287-07141 this week · No subject given
Is (401) 214-1508 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (401) 214-1508 yet. If this number called you, you're likely the first — leave a report below and help the next person who searches it.
Other reported numbers starting (401) 214
Robocall campaigns often rotate through a block of numbers on the same prefix — if several neighbors have complaints too, that's campaign behavior.
What to do next
Block it on Android or iPhone, turn on your carrier's free filtering, and report the call to the FCC and FTC — those complaints are the public record this page is built from.
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FAQs about (401) 214-1508
Who called me from (401) 214-1508?
(401) 214-1508 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Peerless Network, based in Providence, RI. Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (401) 214-1508 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 4 complaints about unwanted calls from (401) 214-1508. That is a strong signal, but not proof — read the community reports and never share personal or payment information with an unsolicited caller.
Should I call (401) 214-1508 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2019, so it is not part of a campaign anyone is currently reporting. The number may since have been reassigned to an ordinary subscriber. As a general rule, only return a call you were expecting: a caller with legitimate business will leave a voicemail.
WhoCalledLookup is not a consumer reporting agency (FCRA). Community reports are user opinions, not statements of fact by this site; FTC and FCC complaints are unverified consumer submissions. Own this number? Dispute a listing.