Convenient and automatic methods are disclosed for reporting a violation
of a do-not-call list. The only action required by the callee is to enter
a predetermined touch tone pattern on their telephone key pad when they
receive the call (e.g. pressing 999), and then hanging up. Network
node(s) on the telephone network receive the touch tones and interpret
the touch tone pattern as an indication of a violation of the do-not-call
list. The network node stores the phone number of the caller, the callee
number and the time of the call. The network node automatically generates
and sends a notice of violation to the agency administering the
do-not-call registry. In alternative embodiments, two network nodes may
be involved in automatically generating and transmitting the notice of
violation. The nodes may be nodes in a Signaling System 7 network.