Many would-be American Idol voters are disenfranchised by overburdened phone lines and by ”power diallers” who hog the system.
The magazine Broadcasting & Cable, in its issue being released tomorrow, said “the only people choosing the next American Idol are the ones lucky enough to get through – or skilled enough to get around – tremendously overtaxed phone lines.”
Fox TV, which airs the talent contest, has failed to address the difficulties viewers must overcome to log votes, the magazine said.