The FTC and the FCC are a waste of taxpayer money and should be shut down. This number appears to originate from a prison in an attempt to collect real numbers which then they sell.
Called at 8:35 Dec. 3rd 2013. Like the others said, caller said, "Are you there? My name is Jason. Can you hear me?" My question is, what good is the DNC list, if people like this are not found and punished?
First off, survey calls are exempt from the DNC. Also, the DNC is just a simple LIST. Not a call blocking super mega computer. Nor is it possible to track and monitor all of the unwanted calls made to everyone in America.
The DNC was created and the sole and only purpose of the DNC list is to limit the number of Telemarketing (Phone calls attempting to sell goods or services) to those who have signed upon the list. This list is required to be purchased and updated monthly by Legitimate and Registered with the FTC businesses who engage in telemarketing. It is not a law enforcement tool nor can it stop scammers, and scofflaws from dialing your number.
There are over 500 million + personal phones in the US and over 1 billion 500 million phone calls originated and received each day. How in the world can anyone expect the DNC to monitor, screen, block, or even know which phone calls are acceptable and which are not, for each and every individual person and phone calls made and received each day. How could it be realistically possible to collect evidence and build a prosecutable case against every caller that everyone thinks should be prosecuted, just because their call was unwanted by the masses of people complaining. The DNC is not a department of the government. It is simply a list maintained by the FTC for those Registered with the FTC Telemarketers. Nothing else. Scammers and scofflaws will continue to call, and hundreds of people will pose the same questions as you each day about the DNC. The fact is that most obviously misunderstand its intent and purpose and expect it to do impossible things that it was never intended to do from the start. Those Registered businesses do honor the DNC. Think of all the legitimate businesses in America that could be calling use each day, but DON"T, because they honor the list.
Go to the FTC/DNC site and read about it. Learn what it does before judging it for what you think it should be doing for you.
Save your breath dude. It has been explained hundreds of times on this board by many members. And, very few will read all of the previous posts before posting "The DNC is a joke" "What good is the DNC if it don't block all of my unwanted calls" "Why am I getting all these calls, I'm on the DNC" Read the Friggin posts people, and maybe read and learn about the DNC. It is just a bloomin LIST!
caller id = New York NY
call originated from: 347 502 2530
while keeping silent, I picked up the call. after about 5 seconds, enough time for the auto-dialer process to reach a 'live' 'operator', I heard a female voice, identified as Arlene. She asked, 'can you hear me?' Again, saying NOTHING, I disconnected the call..........
>>>>>>>>>>>> Merry Christmas to all those dis-illusioned folks who have gotten dubbed into working for the phone-call mills <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I recommend they upgrade their resumes and get a REAL job, maybe at the IRS or US Government!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!