(970) 516-7296
Cortez, CO
(970) 516-7296 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint.
- No new complaints since Feb 19, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 88% of the 34,338 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 970.
- Only 8 numbers in the 970-516 block have more complaints, of 84 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jun 10, 2025 and Feb 19, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 9 months from Jun 2025 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Jan 29, 2026; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Massachusetts (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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Cortez, CO.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 970-516
84 numbers in 970-516 have 121 FTC complaints between them (44% robocalls), 2 of them about (970) 516-7296. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (17%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (10%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (970) 516-7296, in number order.
When the calls came
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
- Location of the number block
- Cortez, CO, 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 Minnesota (1) and Nebraska (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Minnesota 1 · 50%
- Nebraska 1 · 50%
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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 (970) 516-7296
- Who called me from (970) 516-7296?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Cortez, CO (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (970) 516-7296 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Feb 19, 2026.
- Is (970) 516-7296 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (970) 516-7296 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 (970) 516-7296 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 10, 2025 and Feb 19, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jan 29, 2026.
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.