[discostu]

A - there were already laws in place so you could put yourself on one company's do not call list. The problem was you had to go company by company. Because the phone IS private property these laws are perfectly reasonable. All the DNC list does is centralize the processing
B - They already tax the phone system, pay more attention to your bill
C - Given that the telemarketing companies will have to pay for the list and violation are fined $11 grand per incident this thing should pay for itself very nicely
D - What in the hell good is a phone you don't answer? Do yourself a favor and get rid of it, it'll save you money and keep you from blowing your highly undeserved horn here

[Conservababe]

D - What in the hell good is a phone you don't answer? Do yourself a favor and get rid of it, it'll save you money and keep you from blowing your highly undeserved horn here

I said that I answer the phone and my doorbell at my convenience. I am not a victim held hostage by the technology.

Sorry you are intimated by my posts, but I have a perfect right to speak. You really should think of blowing your own horn without being offensive, bozo.

[RightWhale]

What in the hell good is a phone you don't answer?

I haven't answered my phone in 15 years. Did I miss a job offer from the White House?

[steve86]

What in the hell good is a phone you don't answer? Do yourself a favor and get rid of it

I tried that -- credit card companies would have cancelled my cards. Require a fixed land line, won't accept a cell or business number.

Another problem we have (not related to your comments) is overseas calls from relatives that show up on Caller-ID like any nuisance call. Can't distinquish them. And it is very difficult to get people from another culture to do something like leave their name or enter a PIN code -- they will just hang up.