werner@NGP.UTEXAS.EDU (Werner Uhrig) (10/24/86)
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RISKS-LIST: RISKS-FORUM Digest, Tuesday, 22 October 1986 Volume 3 : Issue 84
Contents:
Risks of using an automatic dialer (Bill Keefe)
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Computerized Sales Call Gets Stuck, Ties Up Phone for Three Days
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - A shipping broker who does all his work
on the phone says he lost at least one deal because a computerized
sales pitch called him nearly every two minutes for 72 hours, tying
up his lines.
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