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(978) 703-9242
(978) 703-9242 is a landline / voip number from Lowell, MA on a prefix assigned to PAETEC (Windstream). Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2021-12-31.
Who called me from (978) 703-9242?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- PAETEC (Windstream)
- Rate center
- Lowell, MA
- Prefix 978-703
- 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
- 22019-06-20 → 2021-12-31
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2019-06-20 to 2021-12-31.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (978) 703-9242
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: 2019-06 (1).
Complaints span 2.5 years, from 2019-06-20 to 2021-12-31, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 2
- 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
15 other numbers on the (978) 703 block have complaints too — 20 across the block in total. 5 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 105th most-complained-about number of the 5,554 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) 703-9242
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | Live Voice | Wired | MA |
| 2019-06-20 | Live Voice | Internet (VOIP) | NY |
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) 233-48312 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (978) 444-57002 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (978) 783-42262 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (978) 209-55541 this week · No subject given
- (978) 252-82781 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (978) 419-03501 this week · No subject given
- (978) 419-07061 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (978) 438-27381 this week · No subject given
- (978) 599-84051 this week · No subject given
- (978) 706-95981 this week · No subject given
Is (978) 703-9242 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (978) 703-9242 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) 703
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) 703-9242
Who called me from (978) 703-9242?
(978) 703-9242 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to PAETEC (Windstream), based in Lowell, MA. Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (978) 703-9242 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 2 complaints about unwanted calls from (978) 703-9242. 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) 703-9242 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2021-12-31. 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 (978) 703-9242 filed?
Consumers in 2 states filed complaints about this number, most often from MA, NY. 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.