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Landlines are nothing but an ear-fuck and ear mugging. Got rid of damned thing, pest of hell, a while ago.

All they have to do is strike a deal with the phone company to operate on numbers the phone company says can't be traced.

My cell # has been compromised. Considering getting a new one. Never give a real phone # to a retailer. Stupid.

The last 3-6 months or so I have been getting marketing calls on my cellphone, sometimes several times a week. That never used to happen.

1. Introduce a law that allows you to order their products, but not pay for it.
2. Take away their business license.

The solution is easy. Whenever anyone gets a unsolicited spam call, they should be able to dial *999 to report it. Upon doing so, they get $100 credited to their phone account at the expense of the caller's carrier. The caller's carrier can then charge the $100 back to the individual account holder.

Do this and no one will EVER robocall people. It would end telemarketing overnight.

You just need a little financial incentive to not troll people and the trolling stops. The problem with all persistent bad behavior is the lack of a downside.