Public Service Announcement (Junk Phone Calls)

I get several junk-telemarketing calls a month, often from the same companies.  I never answer the phone for them since I have caller ID.  When the caller hears my answering machine pick up, they hang up.  I am sure you have the same.

I discovered doing a reverse phone number look up today for one of the more frequent and irritating callers that there is an FCC website to file an on-line complaint about a particular caller. Here is the link.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html

I have filed my first complaint.  It was serious stuff, they asked many questions, but they were all sensible.  They also had me authenticate my complaint, much like you do when you sign a tax return.  Then I got a confirmation and a complaint number to print and save for future reference.  Here is what that looked like (with my numbers XXX out).

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FCC Submission Confirmation: 1088B

Acknowledgement of Submission from Lxxxx  Bxxxx on 12/17/2013, reference number 13-xx  2387954w3.

Thank you for your information. The FCC will contact you if additional information is required. Please keep this information for future reference.

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On their main site www.FCC.gov  , they even have a mobile bandwidth speed check you can use to see if you are getting real 4-G or not. Worth checking out this website.