Offshore call centers (related to offshore writers and editors)

[guy <guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com>]

Here's an article from June, 2001.

                   As American as Curry Pie

  BANGALORE, India -- "Hi, this is Betty Coulter and I am
  calling because I have a great deal for you today.
  I am going to offer you a credit card at a low 2.9 percent
  with a whole bunch of free gifts."

  Yeah, yeah, you've heard it all before. You try to get off
  the phone, but Betty just drones on and, amazingly, never
  takes a breath. You try to place the accent. Iowa maybe?
  No, the "a" sound is too flat. California? Maybe it's a
  crowded call center in some business park in Kansas City.

  But Betty is actually calling from Bangalore, and her
  real name is Savita Balasubramanyam.  ...

  http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,44382,00.html

I recalled seeing an article like this, so I searched Google for:

    "call center"  american bangalore

There are other, similar hits.  Bangalore is the technology capitol of 
India.

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