Yes, they do need the DNC llst if they are a telemarketer as per the definition of a telemarketer. They need to scrum their lists. No, they don't buy the list to have "good" phone numbers. That is simply some fantasy someone made up (probably a telemarketer). It doesn't matter where they get your number, the law is the law and real legitimate companies abide by it. Crooks and criminals never do.
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general
Use this web site to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front): http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
What the Do Not Call lists covers and doesn’t cover and why: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing
telemarketing
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noun tele·mar·ket·ing \ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ\
Definition of telemarketing
1. : the marketing of goods or services by telephone
telemarketer
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Yes, they do need the DNC llst if they are a telemarketer as per the definition of a telemarketer. They need to scrum their lists. No, they don't buy the list to have "good" phone numbers. That is simply some fantasy someone made up (probably a telemarketer). It doesn't matter where they get your number, the law is the law and real legitimate companies abide by it. Crooks and criminals never do.
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general
Use this web site to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front): http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
What the Do Not Call lists covers and doesn’t cover and why: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing
telemarketing
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noun tele·mar·ket·ing \ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ\
Definition of telemarketing
1. : the marketing of goods or services by telephone
telemarketer
play \-tər\ noun