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All the ones calling me are from India. The FTC has no power there.
Here is a recent example:
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/24-defendants-sentenced-multimillion-dollar-india-based-call-center-scam-targeting-us-victims
And they're spoofing the number.
For as vulnerable as SS7 is, there are records for calls at the phone companies that can be traced back to the offending members.
In order to run these operations requires a well regulated access point.