New York State has just passed the $1 million mark in fines levied against telemarketers who have violated the state's "Do Not Call" Telemarketing law:

Settlements with telemarketers are negotiated after a telemarketer is informed by the CPB that complaints have been lodged against them. Christine Brohme and Carmin Turco, Manhattan residents whose complaints led to some of these settlements, attended today's news conference.

Ms. Brohme said, “I first heard about the 'Do Not Call Registry' in 2000. I immediately signed up. I was almost looking forward to the first call from a telemarketer so that I could finally have some control over the situation and do something about the calls. It has been very rewarding to file the complaints and to actually get rid of the annoying calls.”

So now we all wait for the "Do Not Spam" law to come down the pike.