(512) 974-5000
Austin, TX
(512) 974-5000 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Oct 23, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 89% of the 36,452 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 512.
- No number in the 512-974 block has more complaints; 15 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jan 23, 2023 and Oct 23, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 10 months from Jan 2023 to Oct 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 Apr 8, 2023.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in North Carolina (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 44,178 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 512.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 50%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Southwestern Bell in Austin, TX.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 512-974
15 numbers in 512-974 have 17 FTC complaints between them (41% robocalls), 2 of them about (512) 974-5000. The commonest categories in the block: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (24%), Dropped call or no message (12%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (512) 974-5000, in number order.
All reported numbers in 512-974 →When the calls came
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
- Location of the number block
- Austin, TX, USA
- Block assigned to
- Southwestern Bell
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 Texas. Statewide, Texas ranks #39 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 188,326 in the last 12 months, 593.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Texas.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Texas 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Austin, TX (2)
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 (512) 974-5000
- Who called me from (512) 974-5000?
- 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 Southwestern Bell in Austin, TX (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (512) 974-5000 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Oct 23, 2023.
- Is (512) 974-5000 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (512) 974-5000 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 (512) 974-5000 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 23, 2023 and Oct 23, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Apr 8, 2023.
- What do callers from (512) 974-5000 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 44,178 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 512.
- When does (512) 974-5000 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (2 of 2).
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.