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(703) 853-1601
(703) 853-1601 is a landline / voip number from Manassas, VA on a prefix assigned to PAETEC (Windstream). Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2017-03-24.
Who called me from (703) 853-1601?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- PAETEC (Windstream)
- Rate center
- Manassas, VA
- Prefix 703-853
- assigned 2005-06-13, pooled block
- Area code
- 703 — Virginia
- 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
- 22017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2017-03-10 to 2017-03-24.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (703) 853-1601
What the 2 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 2017-03-24, 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.
All 2 complaints fall inside 14 days (2017-03-10 to 2017-03-24), which is the shape of one short campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 2
- Wired
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 1
Live Voice: A person was on the line when the call was answered.
Prefix and area context
6 other numbers on the (703) 853 block have complaints too — 26 across the block in total. 1 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 703 (Virginia), this is the 220th most-complained-about number of the 3,780 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 (703) 853-1601
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-24 | Live Voice | Wired | DC |
| 2017-03-10 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | VA |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 703 (Virginia)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (703) 452-49413 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (703) 951-11153 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (703) 246-45882 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (703) 212-61801 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (703) 337-96281 this week · No subject given
- (703) 386-76141 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (703) 419-22151 this week · No subject given
- (703) 419-22501 this week · No subject given
- (703) 420-35371 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (703) 443-53891 this week · No subject given
Is (703) 853-1601 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (703) 853-1601 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 (703) 853
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 (703) 853-1601
Who called me from (703) 853-1601?
(703) 853-1601 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to PAETEC (Windstream), based in Manassas, VA. Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (703) 853-1601 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 2 complaints about unwanted calls from (703) 853-1601. 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 (703) 853-1601 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2017, 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.
Where were the complaints about (703) 853-1601 filed?
Consumers in 2 states filed complaints about this number, most often from VA, DC. The FCC records the state the complainant filed from, not where the call originated — caller ID can be spoofed to display any number.
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.