On May 1, 2014, at 8:56 , "Eugene Wiser (ConAgra Foods)" 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> It doesn’t stop them for calling.

The point of the no-call list is unfortunately limited to stop blind marketing 
calls. 

I've found that answering the phone, letting them run through their spiel and 
then asking to be put on the no-call list keeps the number of (repeat) calls to 
a minimum. 

Note that the no call registry does not cover charities or places you've done 
business with, so these folks need the above special requests to keep them 
away. 

I also go out of my way to call the numbers in the anything-but-privacy notices 
from companies to shut off marketing from 'related' businesses.

This behavior has cut the number of calls I get on my landline [1] from about 
4/day to ~1.5/week. 

I get far more annoyed by taped recordings, but then those can get reported to 
the FCC [2], which likely does nothing (though it feels good), as the FCC isn't 
exactly a watchdog. [3]

Bill

[1] The only truly reliable utility or service ever offered.
[2] http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
[3] 
http://consumerist.com/2014/04/30/fcc-chairman-id-rather-give-in-to-verizons-definition-of-net-neutrality-than-fight/

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