Thanks, Steve - nice work! Technically, PACS and Non-Profits are exempt from the National Do-Not-Call Registry, but since there are well over 1 million NPs and who-knows how many thousands of PACS in the US, I treat them all as nuisances and do my best to discourage them ... With "surveys", especially since they generally have leading/slanted questions to get you to answer in a manner they prefer, I give COMPLETELY bogus info, sex, age, shopping habits, political leanings - they get nothing but totally useless info. With NPs, I listen to their pitch, ask a few questions, then pledge a modest amount, to be paid by check after I receive their invoice in the mail - oops, gosh, how did that pledge invoice end up in the trash...? It's not going to stop until we push back enough that cold-calling is not worth it for them...

called 9-14-2016 @ 1156 hours EST.  did not answer no message left.  accidentally called them back (stupid sensitive touch screen, I grazed it barely with the back of my knuckle so unfortunately I now confirmed my number with them, dammit).  blocked.  I will never ever pay to be annoyed by unwanted phone calls, freaking ATT already does that for me, thanks for nothing stupid telecommunication snake nest clusterboink.

I also got call from "John Inform Elec " at 11:13 am, 14 Sep 16, from 412-226-0147, same as rest of you, only I was really stupid & answered!  I figured it was a pole survey & haven't  minded doing short ones!  He wanted to call once a mo but because they are not exempt,  as a PAC, from no call lists, he wanted me to press "1", giving them permission to call w short survey question.   My 2nd stupid was pressing 1!! I told him only until the election was over, which is 2 mos, so I didn't  need to press 1.  Got worried, altho my landline is blocked for any international  calling, that I might have messed up pressing anything!
I didn't  mind answering, "did I vote in the last election", but am afraid they will now call me until Kingdom comes! (On various PAC surveys)!
He also asked for a name. I thought he said for them to ask for, when calling. My third stupid :  I gave him my 1st name!! Needless to say, I blocked this nr, but feel  sure they will use another of their many nrs!!  He was so nice & convincing & gave me the website.  I sure don't  want them getting my e'mail also!  Dumb me!!

Did he ask u to press 1, giving him permission to call, monthly?  He did me and wanted a name to ask for.

Add me to the John list ! they need to add a few more categories to the "call type" list !