High volume outbound callers such as surveyors, debt collectors, politicians, telemarketers, etc. all try to maximize their resources. Given the general unpredictability of answers, callers resort to using multiple lines per agent employing dialing strategies known as predictive dialing and power dialing. Predictive dialing utilizes a pacing algorithm that factors agent availability, average call times, and answer rates in an attempt to maximize agent talk time with the lowest possible abandonment rate. Despite clever pacing, agents are inevitably unavailable for all answers and abandonment occurs. Power dialing maximizes agent talk time by continuously dialing all available lines. This results in astronomical abandonment rates.

Calls me numerous times a day, everyday...

Some lady called again and asked for "Becky"...I informed her a "Becky" does not live here, nor do I have any idea who's she looking for...advised her she is calling my cell phone and to stop. She replied "I am sorry sir" and hung up. This is the first time a female has called from this number, but one of many calls from this number. I guess we citizens need to take action-last I knew, it was illegal in NY to do what they do.....aggravated harassment.

Received a call from this number at1:04pm on October 29. When I picked up they hung up.

I answered the phone and it sounded like a drunk.

would lke for them to stop calling me

Automatic message saying "You have just won the lottery prize, to claim your gains, please press 9, that's the 9 key, press it now".

Several calls, hang up or no message at all, on:at 9:20 AM, 10:51 AM and 9:33 PMat 9:33 AMat 9:14 AM, 10:40 AM and 8:54 PM Several others as well. Several times a day. Always, no message. Caller ID only says District of Columbia