(865) 801-9285
Knoxville, TN
(865) 801-9285 is likely an unwanted sales call: 3 FTC complaints, 33% recorded messages, most often about dropped calls or silence (33%).
- No new complaints since Feb 9, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 20,910 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 865.
- Only 2 numbers in the 865-801 block have more complaints, of 30 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Nov 2, 2024 and Feb 9, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 16 months from Nov 2024 to Feb 2026.
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
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 12% of the 24,927 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 865.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 33%
- Home security & alarms 1 · 33%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Wow! Internet, Cable and Phone in Knoxville, TN.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 865-801
30 numbers in 865-801 have 46 FTC complaints between them (61% robocalls), 3 of them about (865) 801-9285. The commonest categories in the block: Medical & prescriptions (17%), Dropped call or no message (15%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (9%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (865) 801-9285, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 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
- Location of the number block
- Knoxville, TN, USA
- Block assigned to
- Wow! Internet, Cable and Phone
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.
3 of 3 complainants (100%) have area code 865, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 3 FTC complainants were in Tennessee. Statewide, Tennessee ranks #4 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 74,729 in the last 12 months, 1021.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Tennessee.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Tennessee 3 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Maryville, TN (1) · Oliver Springs, TN (1) · Pigeon Forge, TN (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 (865) 801-9285
- Who called me from (865) 801-9285?
- 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 Wow! Internet, Cable and Phone in Knoxville, TN (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (865) 801-9285 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Feb 9, 2026, 33% robocalls.
- Is (865) 801-9285 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (865) 801-9285 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 (865) 801-9285 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 2, 2024 and Feb 9, 2026.
- What do callers from (865) 801-9285 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 12% of the 24,927 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 865.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.