Date uploaded: 2023-01-09 19:30:43

Recorded phone pitches don't reach people at random, experts say. If the caller - or a recording - asks you to hit a button to stop getting the calls, you should just hang up, according to the FCC. More than 2 million individual consumer complaints have been filed in the past eight years with the Consumer Help Center from the Federal Communications Commission, which handles a wide range of telecommunications service and billing issues. Unwanted calls are the single largest source for those complaints, according to a USA TODAY analysis. Our searchable database helps consumers see if someone else has reported a mystery number to the FCC. Tap the link in bio to find out more, including other ways to stop spam calls and robocallers.