the national do not call list is for telemarketers, the exceptions to it are companies you have an existing relationship with, newsapers, and charitable organiations. Companies doing surveys don't fall under this program because they are conducting research, not trying to sell you something. as for their internal do not call list, it depends on the company doing the research and who has hired them to do the research. Policy can be different from company to company. Some comanies put you on do not call as soon as you tell them, but less reputable ones will just hang up and let your number stay in their database and will keep calling.  You can try telling them that you work in market research, cause that usually excludes people from taking part in a survey. If they are really annoying try to escalate the call by asking for their full name and to speak with a supervisor. something else to remember is that in general the people calling you and the company they work for do not create the calling list, it is usually provided to them by their client.

p.s. these guys have started calling my house as well.

TIP : IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE CALLED BY THEM AGAIN, SIMPLY TELL THE INTERVIEWER TO BLACKLIST YOU FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS :- You are a market research pro- You have worked at any of the following industries : Market research, marketing company, advertising agency, The media (TV. Radio. Newspaper), Advertising/Marketing department of any company - These are AUTOMATIC BLACKLISTED. If you tell them you work for any of the above, you are effectively telling them that you know how things work in consumer market, ergo making yourself ***COMPLETELY WORTHLESS TO THEM.*** They will not call you again with the sole exception of if your number was sold to them under a duplicate database.TIP : If you find that you are being constantly harassed, use extension 362 to speak with a supervisor. Ask for Georgia as she is head supervisor.By no means should you ever attempt to "fend off" a survey caller with rudeness, cussing, or any attitude. All it takes for them to make the computer call you is one button. And some of them WILL put you back at the top of the to-call list just because you were an a**.

called 12:58 pm   just hung up as soon as I answered
(416) 544-3005  unknown name

It's called a coincidence?  All of their stupid surveys are done from random numbers.

Some pathetic d-bag just called me from this number at 9:14 pm on a wednesday!!!! Where do these morons get the nerve to phone someone's house that late at night!

Received  the same annoying calls, called the toll free number indicated above, x271 call center supervisor John Marshall and asked to remove my number. We'll see.