[TexasCajun]

Then don't sign up for phone service, it's not an entitlement.

entitlement? Isn't an entitlement paid for by someone other than myself?

...a service paid for by me for my use and benefit, not the benefit of some asshole tele-intruder.

All Americans, except you, should call their telephone provider and all request new UNPUBLISHED phone numbers then there wouldn't be a need for no stinking list.

[palmer]

Isn't an entitlement paid for by someone other than myself?

You didn't pay for a line without unsolicited calls. I pay more for that service along with more accurate caller ID. Higher prices and unemployment insurance premiums are how I will end up paying for your entitlement.

[Elsie]

Unpublished?

That won't work for their computer will just go down ALL the POSSIBLE numbers, except for the ones ON the list!

[rock58seg]

They used sequential dialers. They automaticaly dial next number higher, that way all numbers were dialed whether listed or not.