(979) 231-0596
Sealy, TX
(979) 231-0596 is likely a robocall: 11 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 91% of the FTC complaints, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Apr 29, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 11,658 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 979.
- Only 6 numbers in the 979-231 block have more complaints, of 187 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
11 FTC complaints on Apr 29, 2024.
All 11 FTC complaints are about calls in Apr 2024.
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 29, 2024.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Arizona (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
7 of its 11 FTC complaints (64%) are about debt relief, against 8% of the 13,777 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 979.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 7 · 64%
- Not specified / other 4 · 36%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Sealy, TX.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 12 complaints describe debt collection; 7 (64% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(979) 231-0596 is one of 21 numbers in 979-231 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Apr 26, 2024 and Apr 30, 2024, 189 complaints in all; most from California (18%), New York (11%), Texas (11%).
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 979-231
The closest reported numbers on either side of (979) 231-0596, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 10 calls; most often the 12 p.m. hour (4):
Day of the week of 11 calls; most often Monday (11):
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
- Sealy, TX, 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.
None of 11 complainants have area code 979, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in Virginia (2 of 11); others in Alabama (1), California (1) and Colorado (1) and more. Statewide, Virginia ranks #9 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 85,007 in the last 12 months, 957.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Virginia.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Virginia 2 · 18%
- Alabama 1 · 9%
- California 1 · 9%
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- Colorado 1 · 9%
- Illinois 1 · 9%
- Maryland 1 · 9%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Bartlett, TN (1) · Chesapeake, VA (1) · Keansburg, NJ (1) · Laplata, MD (1) · Reno, NV (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 (979) 231-0596
- Who called me from (979) 231-0596?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Sealy, TX (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 21 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (979) 231-0596 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 12 complaints, latest Apr 29, 2024, robocalls in 91% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (979) 231-0596 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 12 complaints describe debt collection; 7 (64% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (979) 231-0596 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 (979) 231-0596 been reported?
- 11 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Apr 29, 2024 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Apr 29, 2024.
- What do callers from (979) 231-0596 say?
- 7 of its 11 FTC complaints (64%) are about debt relief, against 8% of the 13,777 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 979.
- When does (979) 231-0596 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 12 p.m. hour (4 of 10 calls with a time); the most common day was Monday (11 of 11).
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.