Robocalls reach ridiculous level, as people are afraid to answer their phones

Its so bad I mute all unknown numbers and just return calls if they leave a message. Might as well go back to beepers. This is a buge failing.

Giving users the option of allowing calls from numbers you authorize (ex: Dentist/Doctors office, school,etc) and whatever you have in your personal contacts and then blocking the rest would solve this issue. I do not want to hear from anyone who I don't do business with or know.

A bonus would be to just call forward all other calls to your Telcos customer service lines or the FCC. I'm sure they would take the problem more seriously.

Exactly. I want the ability for my phone to not ring at all if you're not in my contacts list. Some people have suggested using the DND feature for that but I don't like that solution for this problem. When I enable DND I only want my phone to ring for my immediate family where if they're calling at an unseemly time it's highly likely it's an emergency.

This tmobile stir/shaken looks good, but only for Galaxy Note 9. https://www.t-mobile.com/resources/call-protection