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Re:An industry based on missed calls helped bring India online by drdeadringer on Saturday April 10, 2021 @05:36PM (#26765364)
Remember the TV ads regarding telephone calls and collect calls?

"You have a collect call from ... 'we-had-a-baby-it's-a-boy' ... do you accept the charges?"

"No." [Hangs up]

"Who was it?"

"Jimmy and Susan. They had a baby. It's a boy."

[Buy our better value telephone service!]

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Re:An industry based on missed calls helped bring India online by pimlottc on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:21PM (#26766783)
Link to that ad: https://youtu.be/NxAWqyVY1Fg?t=9
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Re:An industry based on missed calls helped bring India online by pcthrowaway on Saturday April 10, 2021 @06:39PM (#26765883)
Actually, it was warning about not cheating the phone company, and saving money by buying Geico instead.
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