I just wish to log for the record that the TPS (Telephone Preference Service) does not work considering that:
1. I have been registered with them for 5 years and still receive sales calls.
2. Mobile phone users are given carte blanche to send abusive text messages and not get identified without one contacting the police.
3. In the USA you can id anyone's phone number - no problem.
4. If the UK government have declared that it will take the UK 30 years to secure the island from terrorists then who the f**k is missing the point - I'll tell you:
A. The TPS
B. OFTEL
C. The Government
D. Data Protection Act
E. British Telecom
F. The Police Confederation
G. The end users - the genral public ... vote with your feet to establish proper phone directories (both landline and mobile) to stop wasting everybody's time when we receive calls from sales pests or weirdos.