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The reason DoNotCall.gov doesn't 'work' is that it is simply a digital list of numbers that telemarketers are 'supposed' to get and then not call. There is no automation associated with it. It is up to the FTC to enforce it and it is very difficult for them to do so. Robo sales calls are almost impossible to ID, and telemarketers have become very adept at disguising their calls as 'surveys', or 'polls' (and at not revealing who exactly they are). Charities, political calls and others are exempt (does anyone think your local Congressman would vote for something that would prevent them from calling you for donations?). I know a bit about it because I implemented the Do Not Call system back when I was a Gov IT geek at the FTC.