The only long term solution is Federal legislation that requires all telephone service providers to include a feature that allows the customer to block calls that require a caller to manually enter a PIN (personal Identification number) before the call can be completed.
This won’t happen until our Senators and Representatives get tired of hearing their constituents complain.
Find out who you Senators and Representative is and prepare a stock letter that you can send EVERY TIME you receive an unwanted call.
The first thing that was weird about the caller was she seemed tired and put out, not friendly. She said she was from the Go Green campaign but not much more than that. She said it's a government-sponsored program. Then she started asking me questions. I answered them; none were too personal. Am I the homeowner? Do I have APS or SRP? Is it both gas and electric? How much are the bills in summer and winter? Am I employed or retired? Do I pay taxes?
Based on my answers she said I qualified (and she claimed not many people do). She wanted to know when is a good time for the "energy experts" to come to my house and meet with me for about an hour. I said it wasn't a good time right now at all, as I'm extremely busy with work. It's true, but I also wanted to get some information before allowing these guys in my home. She said, well, we're in your zip code right now, I don't know how much longer we'll be there. "You do want to know if your house qualifies, don't you?" Pretty rude. She was pushing hard for an evening visit tomorrow. I said I need some information before I let people come to my house. She hung up. SCAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
Same as sickntired2, called asking questions, when told how much I pay was none of their business, said "Thank you and grow up." and hung up. Unprofessional if an official business. Am on do not call list, am reporting to FTC.