[Fledermaus]

And others with phones have that same right. Or do you want to create a police structure, through wire taps, to determine who can call whom?

Let me put this delicately. You enter a contract with the phone company. You now have access to communications. Under that contract they can publish your name, address and phone number in their White Pages that are now on the internet.

If you don't like that, you have to pay them to have an "unlisted" number. Unless of course you get your way with your totalitarian utopia to force your phone manners on everyone else.

Thank goodness there are busy bodies like you to keep me from my stupidity and relieve me from the horror of actually controlling my own life.

[KineticKitty]

Your quite welcome... it must be so fullfilling to tell others how they should be living their lives.

[garandgal]

I have an unlisted phone number, and still receive countless telemarketing calls.

How about this?: Those of you who enjoy being harrassed by the telephone version of "paid programming" keep your numbers on the "call" list. Legitimate products are generally sold through legitimate channels, anyway...not telemarketing.

AND, no one should have to pay additional fees to prevent intrusions in their own home.

Oh, and this should really frost you...

To counter the expected increase (the telemarketing creeps have threatened this, you know) in cretins coming to my door trying to sell me orange cleaner or some other worthless product, I plan to approach the city council about a "do not solicit" list. This would apply to anyone over the age of 17 (to avoid harming the Boy Scouts, Band kids, etc.)....HAH!

[Nov3]

Thank goodness there are busy bodies like you to keep me from my stupidity and relieve me from the horror of actually controlling my own life.

You obviously have no life and telemarketers are the only ones who call you. Just don't sign the opt-out list and you can still have friends.