Re: The rest of us are 100% sure it won't do a damned thing.
They have to make ALL robo-calls illegal, first. You know, like the ones from POLITICIANS...
(politicians NOT exempting themselves from robo-call restrictions - yeah THAT will happen)
I'm on the 'do not call list' and get several hangup calls per week. Part of this is my answering machine message which is something like "Hello... [pause] Friends and family thank you for calling. For the rest of you, this number is on the national do-not-call list" (and it ALWAYS goes to the answering machine)
It's amazing how many hangups happen after that message finishes. The 'hello' followed by the pause is deliberate - it's supposed to make their robo-dialers "detect an answer". Yes I'm screwing with THEM. Then, when a human hears "do not call list" he _SHOULD_ recognize the colossal waste of time of having my number on their lists. well, 'dumb and dumber' reference in the article notwithstanding...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
