As Spam Calls Spike By Up to 20% in Some Area Codes, Voiply Rolls Out Robocall Defender

As U.S. robocall volume hits a one-year high, with some area codes experiencing major spikes, Voiply protects customers with AI-powered Robocall Defender.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRUnderground) September 16th, 2026

Voiply, a national provider of voice-over internet protocol (VoIP) phone and internet service, is announcing its Robocall Defender for residential and business customers as robocall volume across the United States climbs to its highest level in a year. The move comes as spam and scam calls continue to disrupt daily life for phone users nationwide, with VoIP lines historically among the hardest hit.

Americans received an estimated 4.4 billion robocalls in July, the highest monthly volume tracked in the past year, according to data reported by The Hill.¹ The report found that certain area codes saw the sharpest increases. The top 10 included:

·       (346) Houston, TX: 19% increase

·       (470) Atlanta, GA: 13% increase

·       (229) Albany, GA: 13% increase

·       (765) Indianapolis, IN: 12% increase

·       (901) Memphis, TN: 11% increase

·       (812) Evansville, IN: 11% increase

·       (720) Denver, CO: 11% increase

·       (870) Jonesboro, AR: 9% increase 

·       (317) Indianapolis, IN: 9% increase 

·       (931) Clarksville, TN: 9% increase 

·       (254) Killeen, TX: 9% increase

Robocalls had reached a low in October 2025, according to the Robocall Index², but the calls have been creeping back up, contributing to a new wave of consumer frustration.

Felix Yanko, President and Co-Founder of Voiply, said his company prioritizes buffering its business and house phone service customers against this trend. “Our clients want the lower costs, higher flexibility, and advanced features that VoIP offers, and we don’t want these advantages to be compromised by spam calls. Robocall Defender allows people to continue enjoying the many perks of our VoIP service without the drawback of unwanted calls.”

VoIP lines are frequently targeted by automated bots trained to scan internet endpoints and configurations, harvest numbers, and flood them with calls. And while cellular providers have gotten wise to spam calls, building carrier-level spam screening into mobile operating systems and device networks, VoIP service providers haven’t historically offered a comparable service.

But Voiply is changing that with its robust Robocall Defender feature, which uses AI-driven call analysis to distinguish human callers from automated and spoofed traffic, blocking confirmed spam before it reaches a customer’s phone. The feature also lets customers whitelist trusted numbers, screen calls in real time, and filter unwanted spam texts, giving them more control than a basic call-blocking list.

Shea Georgetti, CEO and Co-Founder of Voiply, said the company built the feature to work automatically once it’s turned on. “We didn’t want customers to manage another app or memorize call-blocking codes,” said Georgetti, CEO and Co-Founder of Voiply. “Robocall Defender runs quietly in the background for the company’s business phone services and its residential lines alike, so protection doesn’t depend on anyone remembering to turn it on.”

The service is part of Voiply’s broader push to automate setup and protection for residential and business customers nationwide. For more information on residential, business, and 5G internet plans, visit Voiply.com.

¹www.thehill.com/policy/technology/6020781-robocalls-are-spiking-especially-for-phone-numbers-with-these-area-codes/

²www.robocallindex.com/history/areacodes