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(959) 299-4800
(959) 299-4800 is a landline / voip number from Hartford, CT on a prefix assigned to Teleport Communications America, LLC. Consumers have filed 10 complaints about it: 8 with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry and 2 with the FCC, most recently on 2026-09-27.
Reported this month — 3 FTC complaints in the last 30 days, most recently 26 days ago, for medical and prescription calls.
Who called me from (959) 299-4800?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Teleport Communications America, LLC
- Rate center
- Hartford, CT
- Prefix 959-299
- assigned 2015-03-27, pooled block
- Area code
- 959 — Connecticut
- 959 covers
- Hartford, New Britain and New London
- Local time there
- —Eastern
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
- FTC Do Not Call reports
- 82026-07-24 → 2026-09-27
- FCC complaints
- 22016-03-09 → 2025-03-05
- Community reports
- 0
FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports); FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2016-03-09 to 2026-09-27.
Did this number call you? What was it?
What (959) 299-4800 was reported for
8 consumers reported this number to the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry between 2026-07-24 and 2026-09-27. Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports).
Reported this month — 3 FTC complaints in the last 30 days, most recently 26 days ago, for medical and prescription calls.
FTC Do Not Call reports per month. Peak month: 2026-09 (6).
Reported for
The subject each consumer chose when filing. “Impostor” means the caller claimed to be a government agency, a business, or a relative.
- Medical & prescriptions4 (50%)
- Other / unspecified3 (38%)
- Impostor (government, business, family)1 (13%)
4 of 8 consumers who answered the question said the call was a recorded message or robocall. Prerecorded sales calls to a cell phone require prior express written consent under the TCPA.
When the calls came in
Consumers put 50% of the reported calls in the 8 am – noon window, and 100% on weekdays. The FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bars sales calls before 8 am or after 9 pm in the consumer's local time.
Recent FTC reports naming (959) 299-4800
The most recent Do Not Call complaints, as filed: the date the consumer reported it, when they said the call happened, what it was about, and the city and state they filed from.
| Reported | Call time | Subject | Robocall | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-24 11:03 | Other / unspecified | Yes | Jacksonville, OR |
| 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 09:25 | Medical & prescriptions | No | Fort Mill, SC |
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 19:45 | Other / unspecified | No | NY |
| 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-21 08:15 | Medical & prescriptions | Yes | WA |
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-15 08:18 | Medical & prescriptions | Yes | WA |
| 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-03 14:10 | Other / unspecified | No | York, PA |
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-20 17:47 | Medical & prescriptions | Yes | Princeton, NJ |
| 2026-07-24 | 2026-07-24 19:45 | Impostor (government, business, family) | No | CT |
Source: FTC Do Not Call Reported Calls data, published every weekday. These are unverified consumer reports — they record what someone said about a call, not a finding against the number's owner. Caller ID is routinely spoofed, so a report can describe a call that only displayed this number. No reporter is identified beyond city and state.
Complaint pattern for (959) 299-4800
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.
FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2016-03 (1).
Complaints span 9.0 years, from 2016-03-09 to 2025-03-05, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 1
- Abandoned Calls
- 1
- Internet (VOIP)
- 1
- Wired
- 1
Live Voice: A person was on the line when the call was answered.
Internet (VOIP): Reported as arriving over a VoIP service. VoIP origination is cheap to obtain and quick to abandon, which is why high-volume campaigns favour it.
Prefix and area context
1 other number on the (959) 299 block has complaints too — 3 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 959 (Connecticut), this is the 6th most-complained-about number of the 355 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 (959) 299-4800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Live Voice | Wired | OH |
| 2016-03-09 | Abandoned Calls · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Internet (VOIP) | TX |
Is (959) 299-4800 a scam? Community reports
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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 (959) 299-4800
Who called me from (959) 299-4800?
(959) 299-4800 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Teleport Communications America, LLC, based in Hartford, CT. Consumers have filed 10 complaints about it — 8 with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry and 2 with the FCC, most often describing medical and prescription calls.
Is (959) 299-4800 a scam or robocall?
8 consumers reported (959) 299-4800 to the FTC, and 50% of those who answered the question said it was a recorded message or robocall. The most common subject was medical and prescription. 3 of the reports were filed in the last 30 days, so the campaign is current. Complaints are a strong signal, not proof — never share personal or payment information with an unsolicited caller.
Should I call (959) 299-4800 back?
Reports about this number are current — the most recent FTC complaint was filed 2026-09-27 — so calling back is not advisable. As a general rule, only return a call you were expecting: a caller with legitimate business will leave a voicemail.
Where was (959) 299-4800 reported?
Consumers in 7 states reported this number to the FTC, most often from WA, PA, CT. The FTC records the state the consumer 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.