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Ernest F. Hollings: [c]omputerized calls are the scourge of modern civilization. They wake us up in the morning; they interrupt our dinner…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1991
[c]omputerized calls are the scourge of modern civilization. They wake us up in the morning; they interrupt our dinner at night; they force the sick and elderly out of bed; they hound us until we want to rip the telephone right out of the wall.
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Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Describing the disruptive nature of robocalls on daily life.

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