(617) 203-8697

14 FTC complaints between Sep 14, 2022 and Apr 24, 2025.

The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 32 months from Sep 2022 to Apr 2025; the busiest was Apr 2024, with 7 of 14.

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 14 FTC complaints (14%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 13% of the 23,188 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 617.

Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:

• Not specified / other 12 · 86%
• Dropped call or no message 2 · 14%

The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Everett, MA.

Time of day of 14 calls; most often the 2 p.m. hour (4):

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 of the number block

Everett, MA, 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.

1 of 14 complainants has area code 617, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.

Area code 617: where it is, time zone, spam calls →

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• 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.
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• 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.

Who called me from (617) 203-8697?

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 in Everett, MA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.

Is (617) 203-8697 a scam?

Canadial rates it low risk, from 14 complaints, latest Apr 24, 2025, 50% robocalls.

Is (617) 203-8697 a debt collector or collection agency?

Nothing says it is: none of its 14 complaints describe debt collection.

Should I call (617) 203-8697 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 (617) 203-8697 been reported?

14 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Sep 14, 2022 and Apr 24, 2025.

What do callers from (617) 203-8697 say?

2 of its 14 FTC complaints (14%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 13% of the 23,188 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 617.

When does (617) 203-8697 call?

In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 2 p.m. hour (4 of 14 calls with a time).