[Tired of Taxes]

if they trimmed down the list of phone numbers to those who would be really interested in what they're calling up to sell, they'd have better sales and a better percentage of hits.

That's what most companies do. But, with the DNC list, now those companies don't have the opportunity to hear from the potential customer himself that he's not interested.

[steve-b]

with the DNC list, now those companies don't have the opportunity to hear from the potential customer himself that he's not interested

???? A listing on the DNC list says precisely that: "I AM NOT INTERESTED"

[discostu]

No that's not what most companies do. They are all REQUIRED to by law, but most of them have errected so many procedural barriers that it's going to take you 10 to 15 minutes to be get on the list if you can manage it at all. Even worse if they're using a recording because the keypress to start the process of getting off the list isn't announced or accepted until the end, so first you have to listen to the entire sales pitch THEN take 10 to 15 minutes to get on the list, and hope they don't suffer any mysterious disconnects.

Why should they have a right to hear that I'm not interested? There are thousands of businesses in this city who's floor will never see my shadow, I haven't told them I'm not interested, I'm just not going.