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Definition of robocall
: a telephone call from an automated source that delivers a prerecorded message to a large number of people
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A petition to exempt ringless voicemails from anti-robocall rules has been withdrawn after heavy opposition.
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In March, a marketing company called All About the Message petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a ruling that would prevent anti-robocall rules from applying to ringless voicemails.
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And a robocall and Twitter endorsement from President Trump weren’t enough to give Norman a big lead.
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The state GOP, funded almost entirely by Rauner, has used robocalls to target Democrats.
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But on Monday, the Pritzker campaign went up with its own robocalls, seeking to buck up the House Democrats in those targeted districts.
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Nicole Navas Oxman, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said the fines imposed by the judge are the largest-ever in a robocall case, while declining to immediately comment further.
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Like the state GOP robocall, the Pritzker call uses a female narrator.
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Postcards, robocalls and other low-tech outreach tools can be as effective as personalized enrollment assistance at encouraging eligible people to sign up for Medicaid, a new study found.
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Origin and Etymology of robocall
robot + -o- + 2call
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