John Oliver fights robocalls… by robocalling Ajit Pai and the FCC

Enlarge / John Oliver talking about FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. (credit: HBO)
Comedian John Oliver is taking aim at the Federal Communications Commission again, this time demanding action on robocalls while unleashing his own wave of robocalls against FCC commissioners.
In a 17-minute segment yesterday on HBO's Last Week Tonight, Oliver described the scourge of robocalls and blamed Pai for not doing more to stop them. Oliver ended the segment by announcing that he and his staff are sending robocalls every 90 minutes to all five FCC commissioners.
'Hi FCC, this is John from customer service,' Oliver's recorded voice says on the call. 'Congratulations, you've just won a chance to lower robocalls in America today... robocalls are incredibly annoying, and the person who can stop them is you! Talk to you again in 90 minutes—here's some bagpipe music.'
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