(424) 242-5686
(424) 242-5686 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about energy, solar and utilities.
- No new complaints since Aug 1, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 84% of the 20,656 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 424.
- Only 6 numbers in the 424-242 block have more complaints, of 443 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jul 25, 2022 and Aug 1, 2022.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Jul 2022 to Aug 2022.
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.
What callers claimed
2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about energy, solar and utilities; across area code 424 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Energy, solar & utilities 2 · 100%
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 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(424) 242-5686 is one of 18 numbers in 424-242 first reported to the FTC for “Energy, solar & utilities” calls between Jul 20, 2022 and Aug 8, 2022, 19 complaints in all; most from California (100%).
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 424-242
443 numbers in 424-242 have 504 FTC complaints between them (79% robocalls), 2 of them about (424) 242-5686. The commonest categories in the block: Energy, solar & utilities (37%), Dropped call or no message (13%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (424) 242-5686, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 calls; most often Monday (2):
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)
- CMTN CMTN, CA, 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.
Both FTC complainants were in California. Statewide, California ranks #26 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 283,769 in the last 12 months, 721 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in California.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Los Angeles, CA (1) · Ventura, CA (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 (424) 242-5686
- Who called me from (424) 242-5686?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about energy, solar and utilities. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre CMTN CMTN, CA) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 18 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (424) 242-5686 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Aug 1, 2022.
- Is (424) 242-5686 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (424) 242-5686 back?
- Be careful. If you don't recognize it, let it go to voicemail: a legitimate caller will leave a message, and you can reach any real organization on a number you look up yourself.
- How many times has (424) 242-5686 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 25, 2022 and Aug 1, 2022.
- What do callers from (424) 242-5686 say?
- 2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about energy, solar and utilities; across area code 424 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
- When does (424) 242-5686 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (2 of 2).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.