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SENATE VOTES DIALER BAN

WASHINGTON, NOV. 7.-The Senate unanimously approved bills today that would virtually ban the use of automated dialing machines in telephone marketing and would make it easier to block unwanted calls by live sales representatives.

The first measure, sponsored by Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Democrat of South Carolina, would make it illegal to use machines that automatically call homes and play recorded sales pitches, unless a person has given specific written or spoken permission.

A second measure, sponsored by Senator Larry Pressler, Republican of South Dakota, would instruct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules to help people block both live and computer-delivered sales calls.

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