do not call ... well, not just yet {see also: tele-panic, and all about being architecturally stupid?}

Even though the Do Not Call List goes live only on October 01, 2003, the sudden spate of blank calls we've been getting today morning prompted a Google search. What I found was not really germane to our problem. Just some information on the downside[sic] of the event: The American Teleservices Association claims that 2 million jobs could be lost when the Do Not Call registry becomes active on October 01. I feel for these people, but being called up at inconvenient moments is just so annoying!