Successful Do-Not-Call Complaints?

bcrowell writes "After some legal delays, today is supposed to be the first day that the Do Not Call registry will be enforced. Got my first illegal call just now, and strangely enough, when I said I was on the list and started asking for information, the telemarketer said my signal was breaking up (particularly strange since I wasn't on a cell phone.) Has anyone successfully gotten the necessary info from a telemarketer and then managed to file a complaint? You're supposed to be able to file a complaint at 888-382-1222, but their touch-tone system doesn't give you any way to do it. You're also supposed to be able to do it via the web, but there doesn't seem to be any form, although they say "You can file your complaint on this Web site using the File a Complaint page, which will be available starting October 1, 2003." Remember, it may take up to 3 months after you register until they're required to stop calling you." Tales of success? Tales of failure?

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Phone companies are responsible for screwing you !

[zymano]

The phone company is partly responsible. We buy phone service not to be bothered every minute.

The phone companies are partly the problem in this whole telemarketing mess. They have used legislative clout to block all means of trying to stop 'do not call lists'.

Sprint in this area blocked one law because they PROFIT(There's that word again!) from telemarketing.

Sue your phone company or try to get them to log all long distance calls to your house .

If they don't then tell them you will cancel and find a another company that cares.