Dear Babbs,
That is not how they got anyone's number sorry to say. Why would they need to buy a list? The DNC list has to be bought FYI. The illegal callers only have to plumb in a set of numbers in dialers or computers.
Please don't spreads Urbane Myth's and Legends. Knowledge is power..
http://www.tcpalaw.com/
http://www.kleinmoynihan.com/publication/new- ... ctober-16-2013/
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry
By State DNC lists:
http://800notes.com/res/DoNotCall.aspx
https://www.donotcall.gov/
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus27-complying-telemarketing-sales-rule
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus27-compl ... -rule#DNCrights
It originates from California, so it's probably Democratic and looking for money. Democrats rule California and that is why they are in such terrible condition.
Nice of you to show your bias against the GOP, which is irrelevant. But a reverse lookup shows Verizon owns that phone number. Just an annoying marketing call.