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(978) 272-7173
(978) 272-7173 is a landline / voip number from Groton, MA on a prefix assigned to Bandwidth.com. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2018-04-11.
Who called me from (978) 272-7173?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Bandwidth.com
- Rate center
- Groton, MA
- Prefix 978-272
- pooled block
- Area code
- 978 — Massachusetts
- 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
- 32016-07-08 → 2018-04-11
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2016-07-08 to 2018-04-11.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (978) 272-7173
What the 3 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 2018-04-11, 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: 2016-07 (2).
Complaints span 1.8 years, from 2016-07-08 to 2018-04-11, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
Where the complaints came from
- MA3
Every complaint came from a single state (MA), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 1
- Live Voice
- 1
- Prerecorded Voice
- 1
- Wired
- 2
- 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
28 other numbers on the (978) 272 block have complaints too — 33 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 978 (Massachusetts), this is the 53rd most-complained-about number of the 5,548 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 (978) 272-7173
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-11 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | MA |
| 2016-07-08 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | MA |
| 2016-07-08 | Abandoned Calls · Robocalls | Wired | MA |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 978 (Massachusetts)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (978) 482-43853 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (978) 312-95802 this week · No subject given
- (978) 482-43322 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (978) 200-02421 this week · No subject given
- (978) 209-20421 this week · No subject given
- (978) 209-26811 this week · No subject given
- (978) 351-97221 this week · No subject given
- (978) 393-47611 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (978) 393-96861 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (978) 476-72651 this week · Debt reduction
Is (978) 272-7173 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (978) 272-7173 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 (978) 272
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 (978) 272-7173
Who called me from (978) 272-7173?
(978) 272-7173 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Bandwidth.com, based in Groton, MA. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (978) 272-7173 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 3 complaints about unwanted calls from (978) 272-7173, including 2 categorized as robocalls. 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 (978) 272-7173 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2018, 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.