{"meta":{"dataset":"robocall-complaints","title":"Unwanted-call and text-message complaints to the FCC, by state and month","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733010","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733010","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733009","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Unwanted-call and text-message complaints to the FCC, by state and month, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733010, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Unwanted-call and text-message complaints to the FCC, by state and month (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733010","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts of complaints people filed with the FCC, kept for marketing planning. A complaint is a report, not a finding that anyone broke a law, and no phone number or complaint text is published. Texting and calling rules (the TCPA and state laws) are for your own counsel.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-27","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/robocall-complaints/jurisdictions/AK.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/robocall-complaints/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"AK","records":[{"id":"robocalls-ak-text","dataset":"robocall-complaints","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","measure":"text","status":"P","text":"From October 2025 through September 2026, people in Alaska filed 25 text-message complaints with the FCC about unwanted calls, robocalls and telemarketing, 3.4 per 100,000 residents. That is 50.0% fewer than in the 12 months before.","value":25,"unit":"complaints","effectiveFrom":"2025-10-01","effectiveTo":null,"per100k":3.4,"population":737270,"previous12":50,"yoyPct":-50,"referenceYear2024":260,"referenceYear2024Per100k":35.3,"monthly36":[2,5,1,2,37,121,38,15,10,8,6,3,9,6,5,9,1,1,2,9,4,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,2,2,0,1,4,4,6],"monthly36Start":"2023-10","sources":[{"label":"FCC, CGB Consumer Complaints Data (3xyp-aqkj), complaints counted by state, month, issue and method","url":"https://opendata.fcc.gov/Consumer/CGB-Consumer-Complaints-Data/3xyp-aqkj","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"},{"label":"Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 state population estimates","url":"https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/state/totals/NST-EST2025-ALLDATA.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Federal Communications Commission","table":"CGB Consumer Complaints Data (Socrata 3xyp-aqkj)","release":"snapshot 2026-10-27, complaints through 2026-09","vintage":"2026-10-27T06:43:46Z","url":"https://opendata.fcc.gov/Consumer/CGB-Consumer-Complaints-Data/3xyp-aqkj","accessed":"2026-10-27"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":true,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-27","note":"Complaints are self-reported and unverified; they are not findings of any violation. The file holds far fewer complaints than usual for October and November 2025, so this 12-month window runs low. No phone number or complaint text is published.","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"small count or noise-infused (source flag)"},{"id":"robocalls-ak-call","dataset":"robocall-complaints","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","measure":"call","status":"P","text":"From October 2025 through September 2026, people in Alaska filed 184 phone-call complaints with the FCC about unwanted calls, robocalls and telemarketing, 25.0 per 100,000 residents. That is 6.1% fewer than in the 12 months before.","value":184,"unit":"complaints","effectiveFrom":"2025-10-01","effectiveTo":null,"per100k":25,"population":737270,"previous12":196,"yoyPct":-6.1,"referenceYear2024":167,"referenceYear2024Per100k":22.7,"monthly36":[15,9,20,22,10,5,26,10,13,23,10,9,17,13,9,11,7,15,22,21,21,23,18,19,0,5,18,23,22,19,21,5,16,9,13,33],"monthly36Start":"2023-10","sources":[{"label":"FCC, CGB Consumer Complaints Data (3xyp-aqkj), complaints counted by state, month, issue and method","url":"https://opendata.fcc.gov/Consumer/CGB-Consumer-Complaints-Data/3xyp-aqkj","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"},{"label":"Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 state population estimates","url":"https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/state/totals/NST-EST2025-ALLDATA.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Federal Communications Commission","table":"CGB Consumer Complaints Data (Socrata 3xyp-aqkj)","release":"snapshot 2026-10-27, complaints through 2026-09","vintage":"2026-10-27T06:43:46Z","url":"https://opendata.fcc.gov/Consumer/CGB-Consumer-Complaints-Data/3xyp-aqkj","accessed":"2026-10-27"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":true,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-27","note":"Complaints are self-reported and unverified; they are not findings of any violation. The file holds far fewer complaints than usual for October and November 2025, so this 12-month window runs low. No phone number or complaint text is published.","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"small count or noise-infused (source flag)"}]}