Robocalls Go From Annoying to Dangerous [telecom]

Hospital phone lines are being overwhelmed.

By James Joyner

We all know that constant calls to our phones from spammers and scammers can be frustrating. But a Washington Post report notes that they [are] causing serious disruption at hospitals and other medical facilities, with potentially deadly consequences.

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Robocalls are disruptive to individual patients whom are awaiting urgent calls from their doctor, pharmacy, etc., but those calls are blocked by robocalls tying up the line.

A phone line is supposed to be cleared and released if the recipient hangs up. But in reality, it doesn't always work that work, so a line is busy for several minutes.

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