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“The breakup of Bell laid the foundation for every important communications revolution since the 1980s onward. There was no way of knowing that thirty years on we would have an Internet, handheld computers, and social networking, but it is hard to imagine their coming when they did, had the company…” quote by Tim Wu — Download Open image

“The breakup of Bell laid the foundation for every important communications revolution since the 1980s onward. There was no way of knowing that thirty years on we would have an Internet, handheld computers, and social networking, but it is hard to imagine their coming when they did, had the company that bured the answering machine remained intact.”

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[Answering the phone] Hello, this is a recording, you've dialed the right number, now hang up and don't do it again.

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I'm definitely a child of the 21st century and I prefer texting to phone calls, but I would prefer an answering machine over all.

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