(202) 888-9244
(202) 888-9244 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Jan 17, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 77% of the 26,764 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 202.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jan 12, 2023 and Jan 17, 2023.
Both FTC complaints are about calls in Jan 2023.
FTC complaints are filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry; they aren't verified by the FTC or by us.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Jan 14, 2023.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in New Jersey (1).
Source: FCC Consumer Help Center, Consumer Complaints Data (public domain), complaints about unwanted calls, telemarketing and robocalls. The FCC doesn't verify the facts alleged in complaints, and neither do we.
What callers claimed
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 43,666 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 202.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 50%
- Not specified / other 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(202) 888-9244 is one of 8 numbers in 202-888 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Jan 10, 2023 and Jan 14, 2023, 19 complaints in all; most from Louisiana (21%), Michigan (16%), Missouri (11%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 202-888
85 numbers in 202-888 have 181 FTC complaints between them (66% robocalls), 2 of them about (202) 888-9244. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (27%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (15%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (202) 888-9244, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 calls:
The date and time of the call as complainants entered them on the FTC form; the time zone isn't recorded. Times entered as exactly midnight or noon are left out (they're usually the form's default).
Location
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- WSHNGTNZN1, DC, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.
FTC complainants were in Nevada (1) and New York (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Nevada 1 · 50%
- New York 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
Las Vegas, NV (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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What to do
- Don't share personal or banking details, or pay anyone, on a call you didn't expect. Hang up and call the organization back on a number you find yourself.
- Block it from your recent calls (iPhone: ⓘ, then “Block this Caller”; Android: long-press, then “Block”).
- Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? How to check a collection agency in your province.
- Report fraud to the FTC.
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call Registry.
- A collector calling? See the FTC's guide to your rights.
- Report fraud: in the U.S. to the FTC; in Canada to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: in the U.S. to the National Do Not Call Registry; in Canada to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? In the U.S., see the FTC's guide to your rights; in Canada, how to check a collection agency in your province.
Questions about (202) 888-9244
- Who called me from (202) 888-9244?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre WSHNGTNZN1, DC) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 8 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (202) 888-9244 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Jan 17, 2023.
- Is (202) 888-9244 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (202) 888-9244 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (202) 888-9244 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 12, 2023 and Jan 17, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jan 14, 2023.
- What do callers from (202) 888-9244 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 43,666 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 202.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.