>> The gov hasn't accomplished one thing yet with registering your number on the National Do Not Call list <<
You now have at least TWO options. Select one or both.
1) Obtain a call blocker, and try real hard to learn how to use it.
2) Try even harder to educate yourself. It appears your understanding of the Do Not Call list is ... faulty. Here is a short summary of the facts, using small words to fit your intellect:
1. The DNC list is NOT a call blocker!
2. The DNC list is used by honest telemarketers, to avoid calling people who do not want to be called.
3. Scammers and spammers do not care ... those criminals call anybody.
4. The DNC list is NOT a call blocker! (Just in case you missed reading #1)
The FCC no longer takes complaints regarding the phone scammers who robodial your number who neither leave any message nor talk. Worse yet, some states such as NJ, no longer take complaints about DNC violations and the robo-rectums know that thus our elected legislators have given them a blessing to continue annoying us. So, to make it even worse, the phone provider profits by providing service to the scammers and won’t shut them down as it would be lost income for that phone provider who also know the robo-terrorists are out there just by monitoring the bandwidth they utilize. And the phone provider’s even make additional money (via charges for opening new services) by switching the roboterrorists outgoing lines so a complaint about any particular number would be meaningless once the roboscum feel it’s time to run and hide once more. Folks, it’s high time to fight back – contact your phone service provider and request to make your number a toll number for incoming calls from any “Out of the Area”, 800, 844, 866 or 888 numbers, so when robocallers attack your privacy then they must pay you for your valuable time. Contact your legislators to stop the robocallers – send them a complaint every time you get a call. Tell them to stop the scumbags or you will elect someone who will! And why not sue the phone providers for their inaction to pull the plug on these phone terrorists as well? A fantastic class action suit awaits a great attorney team on this one, because it appears that neither Federal nor State authorities give a damn to protect us and openly permit the phone companies to continually profit from your life being interrupted. I use a Panasonic KX-TG6844 phone that can block 250 numbers. The cost of $111 pays for itself if you use Verizon’s Call Intercept service (a $9.99 per month ransom plus federal and local taxes) in a year and you can drop the Verizon intercept service. BTW, recent news articles (early July 2015) indicate Verizon is going to screw us more during their attempt to deregulate communications services and fees. And for paybacks – identify the roboscum and supply their mailing address to every junk mailing firm possible as there are lots of postcards in magazines.
I just learned that we have another tool to fight back - the Consumers Union (Consumer Reports) site www.EndRobocalls.org and sign their petition to pressure the phone companies and lobby the government. It won’t cost you a cent! BTW, recent news articles (early July 2015) indicate Verizon is going to screw us more during their attempt to deregulate communications services and fees. And for paybacks – identify the roboscum and supply their mailing address to every junk mailing firm possible as there are lots of postcards in magazines.