Ringing in Our Fears – Archive of past PIRG reports

U.S. PIRG Education Fund has been researching robocalls and robotexts since 2021 — when the Traced Act required voice providers to start implementing anti-robocall technology. Here’s an archive of our major reports:

Who’s Calling? (Feb. 2025)

Ringing in Our Fears 2024

Ringing in Our Fears 2023

Ringing in Our Fears 2022

Ringing in Our Fears 2021

OTHER RESOURCES

Tips to avoid robocalls, robotexts and scams (web version How to stop robocalls and robotexts and avoid scams)

Calls and texts: What’s legal and what’s not

Here’s how to report illegal robocalls, Do Not Call violations in all 50 states

What to do if you get too many robocalls

Here are the robocall-fighting services phone companies are allowed to offer