By law, if you ask if this a phone solicitation, they must tell you. If you then say, You may not call this number again for any solicitation, there will be a fine incurred. Keep a notebook by the phone, you'll need documentation. I've found that i get taken off the list when i use this phrase. As an aside, i remember reading the Wallstreet Journel, regarding phone solicitation. The interview was with a young woman, who flowed tears and flowers about the elderly who took up her time because they are lonesome but spent no money. How it broke her heart that she had to get off the phone from them. She was in jail for murdering her mother. Before you feel too sorry for they people interrupting your life by calling, remember, that alot of the companies can and do hire prison labour. I am polite, but abrubt.