If I recognise the number then I take the call. Otherwise they get to talk to the answerphone if I haven't blacklisted the number.
IMO cold calling should be made a criminal offence on the company CEO that the call is being made for. A weeks jail for every call to run consecutively.
That'll put a stop to it.
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