same issue. I have received 7 calls in the past three days. i have hit 2 to get my number taken off of their calling list half of the time. I have pressed 1 to speak to someone and then told them to take me off of their list the other half. just got my second call today. according to the person on the line. they are separate companies that purchase new customer phone numbers from a single marketing company. that marketing company gets our information from the phone company (in my case, qwest) that lists my number as a new company. i had just switched from vonage to qwest last week. it started once qwest hooked me up with their service.
I am going to contact my state attorney general's office to see what can be done.....
other useful information....
i got the kid on the line to say that he works for merchant pro express. He said that he is based out of new york state. the 425-336-8351 number is from renton, wa. I did some digging and Level 3 Communications appears to probably be the internet phone service provider. i have registered with the federal do not call, but i have heard that it does nothing for businesses. I never had any previous issue when I was with vonage, but I am guessing that my number was never officially "released" like it was listed / sold from qwest....... will update as i find out more.
it would be great to hear from others on this topic.
i just registered the company / phone number as a complaint with the FCC. Below is the link to fill out the form. It takes just a few minutes to complete. It probably takes less time to fill out this form than it does to answer their calls 2-3 times per day....
best part of all, as I was requesting information about the calling company from the kid on the line, he was saying that I was wasting HIS time. Oh, the irony, I love it.
Calls come in everyday, a few times a day. I will not press any options as I do not want to be told that I approved any fees. How the heck do I stop this?!??