{"id":19795,"date":"2025-12-12T13:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=19795"},"modified":"2025-12-12T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:06:13","slug":"ftc-report-complaints-about-unwanted-calls-rise-as-do-not-call-registry-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ftc-report-complaints-about-unwanted-calls-rise-as-do-not-call-registry-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC REPORT: COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNWANTED CALLS RISE AS DO NOT CALL REGISTRY EXPANDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Washington, D.C. \u2013<\/strong> Americans filed more complaints about unwanted phone calls in fiscal year 2025, though overall call volume remains far below levels recorded four years ago, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission.
The National Do Not Call Registry, which lets people opt out of most telemarketing calls, added more than 4.7 million numbers in FY 2025, bringing the total to roughly 258.5 million active registrations. according to the FTC. Despite the growth, robocalls, which rely on prerecorded messages, continued to account for the majority of complaints, the FTC report shows. Consumers most frequently reported calls related to debt reduction, medical services, and impersonation scams.
The FTC\u2019s report also highlights variations across the country. New Hampshire had the highest number of active registry entries per 100,000 residents, followed by Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Kansas. In contrast, the highest complaint rates were in Arizona, Tennessee, Nevada, Illinois, and Florida, with Arizona reporting more than 1,000 complaints per 100,000 people, according to the agency.
The FTC encourages consumers to protect themselves by registering phone numbers at DoNotCall.gov and reporting unwanted calls online or by calling 1-888-382-1222. All complaints are shared with law enforcement through the agency\u2019s Consumer Sentinel Network. The agency warns the public that it will never demand money, threaten consumers, or promise prizes. Additional guidance on avoiding scams is available at consumer.ftc.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Washington, D.C. \u2013 Americans filed more complaints about unwanted phone calls in fiscal year 2025, though overall call volume remains far below levels recorded four years ago, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. The National Do Not Call Registry, which lets people opt out of most telemarketing calls, added more than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woman-using-smart-phone-2025-03-26-05-08-01-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1350&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-59h","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11068,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/reports-of-unwanted-telemarketing-calls-down-more-than-50-percent-since-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":19795,"position":0},"title":"Reports of Unwanted Telemarketing Calls Down More Than 50 Percent Since 2021","author":"mkatz","date":"November 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, the Federal Trade Commission released the\u00a0National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2024 which shows that consumer reports about unwanted calls continue to drop for the third straight year, with complaint volume down by more than half since 2021.The FTC has pursued a multifaced strategy to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Federal_Trade_Commission.svg_.png?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Federal_Trade_Commission.svg_.png?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Federal_Trade_Commission.svg_.png?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6631,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ftc-issues-biennial-report-to-congress-on-the-national-do-not-call-registry\/","url_meta":{"origin":19795,"position":1},"title":"FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry","author":"bacree","date":"January 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Federal Trade Commission issued its biennial report to Congress on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry\u00a0that shows the number of consumers who have placed their telephone numbers on the Registry over the past two years has reached more than 249 million. 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