Where’s the form?
I have Time Warner digital phone service, and you can block phone numbers on your account page. Same thing with my Verizon wireless. Change your phone company.
I would ignore your Congressman.
When the telemarketer calls you, tell them you are not interested. Then tell them to remove your phone number from their calling list. Then hang up. They are required by federal law to remove your phone number, or they can be fined by the FCC.
I have had to do this before and I never hear from them again. You may have to do with each telemarketer.
Here is a recent article posted today on your problem.
http://www.wave3.com/story/18837859/do-not-call-list-not-stopping-robo-calls
Don’t blame your Congressman — there are indeed laws which are supposed to protect YOUR privacy, that you have to give express permission to anyone to discuss any of your personal affairs, so, indeed for the Congressman or his staff to track down the problem, they do need written permission from you.
But as for telemarketers — I have simple solutions, which worked for me for years, still do: have talking caller ID, as well as an actual answering machine — that way I can hear the number calling, as well as if someone is trying to leave a message, so I have plenty of time to listen and decide whether I want to pick up the phone. Friends know that if I recognize their number I pick up, otherwise they should start to leave a message and I will pick up if I am there, if not, I’ll have their message and will call back.
Telemarketers or their robomachines can keep calling as much as they want, they have no impact on me. It’s a great peace of mind at very low cost, which is worth every penny.
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