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There are links that take you to forms that remove you from MOST national telemarketing lists. It costs $5 to do the telemarketing form - I have not tried the email/ junk mail forms....
I was having big problems with calls (though not nearly as bad as you)- a couple of months after filling out the form the number of calls dropped by about 95%. I only get maybe one a week now, and they tend to be local groups like the Fireman's Ball or people calling about local elections.
I can't guarantee it will solve your problem, but it certainly worked for me.
This link is for nuisance phone calls:
http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offtelephonedave
Here is what the Direct Marketing Association ("@ssholes" for short) say:
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What are the expected results?
When you register with TPS, your name, address, and telephone number are placed on a "do-not-call" file. All DMA members are required to run their telemarketing list of prospective customers against the TPS file, to remove the individuals who have registered with TPS from their calling lists. The service is also available to non-members of the DMA, so that all marketers may take advantage of this service to eliminate the names of those who wish to receive fewer unsolicited telephone calls.
This "do not call" file is updated monthly and distributed four times a year -- January, April, July, and October. Your name remains on file for five years. Typically you will see the amount of telemarketing calls you receive begin to decrease approximately three months after your name is entered onto the quarterly file. You are likely to see the impact of TPS faster if you register online than if you mail in your registration. Also, if you change your telephone number, you must register your new number with TPS to have it affect your new telephone number.
Although registration with TPS will help to reduce the amount of unsolicited telemarketing calls that you receive, it will not stop them all. You may continue to receive telemarketing calls from companies with which you already do business and from non-DMA organizations which do not use TPS. In addition, you may continue to receive calls from local merchants, professional and alumni associations, political candidates, and office holders.
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Good luck!
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