In addition, the government also provides a national do not call registry to which consumers can add their phone lines.

More than 50 million Americans have signed up for the federal "do not call" registry to protect themselves from phone solicitations.

Hang up or put yourself on the Do Not Call registry.

This is somewhat similar to the US Do not call registry.

But don't go looking for some government website similar to the national Do Not Call registry.

Consumers can ask to have their telephone numbers listed in a national Do Not Call registry.

If the calls continue, consumers can file a complaint with the state or with the federal Do Not Call registry.

The sound you don't hear is the ring of unwanted calls being placed to numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry.

The Do Not Call Registry and blocking plans are ways to free yourself from telemarketers.

In recent years, despite the creation of a national "do not call" registry, the legitimate telemarketing industry has grown, according to the Direct Marketing Association.