Lots of discussion of if the federal DNC will do any good. My folks live in Colorado with a state DNC in place for some time and their unsolicited calls have effectively stopped. I believe that the threat of substantial penalties is enough for most legitimate companies to behave themselves. Sometimes I have stopped whatever I've been doing in the past few weeks and, sadly enough, my mind has fantacized about being under the warm, fuzzy blanket of the DNC list. I receive a number of work-related unlisted calls during the day, but the majority are unsolicited bulk telemarketers. I've found the phrase "it is our policy not to accept any unsolicited offers" highly effective in terminating these calls. That or talking like the adults in Charlie Brown's world.
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Lots of discussion of if the federal DNC will do any good. My folks live in Colorado with a state DNC in place for some time and their unsolicited calls have effectively stopped. I believe that the threat of substantial penalties is enough for most legitimate companies to behave themselves. Sometimes I have stopped whatever I've been doing in the past few weeks and, sadly enough, my mind has fantacized about being under the warm, fuzzy blanket of the DNC list. I receive a number of work-related unlisted calls during the day, but the majority are unsolicited bulk telemarketers. I've found the phrase "it is our policy not to accept any unsolicited offers" highly effective in terminating these calls. That or talking like the adults in Charlie Brown's world.