May 7, 2008
We've received calls from this number several times, usually at odd hours, with nothing left on the answering machine. New South Research (NSR) is a company that conducts surveys for other clients. Surveys are NOT covered by the DNC list, just like political fundraisers, charities and churches aren't covered. You don't have to answer if you see NSR on your caller ID, but they aren't doing anything illegal by calling. Therefore, it seems, there is no real recourse, other than to answer the phone and scream at the $5/hour underling who is just calling numbers from a list to read a script they were given by their supervisors. I know its annoying, but I've been on both sides of this one. I worked for another telephone research company while in college. If you never answer, eventually, whatever survey they're doing will expire, and they will quit calling. Or you cuss out some college student, housewife or grandma trying to make a little extra money by doing a job nobody likes.