[competentone]

Companies are just disregarding the Do Not Call list. I'd bet that not a single company has been fined -- or whatever the penalty is -- for calling people on the list.

With VOIP the calls cost them virtually nothing. And with no risks of them being caught or fined, I guess they just figure they'll ignore the list and try calling everyone.

You'd think marketers would realize that they are wasting their time calling people who will be annoyed by the call, but that doesn't seem to stop them.

I almost have to admire their "optimism" when they call me thinking that maybe they'll be able to make a sale. If I have the time -- but normally don't -- I try to waste as much of their time as possible.