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Skipping pesky calls can save Indians up to 63 million hours a year: Report

India tops the list of spam calls received by country in 2017, shows a report by Truecaller

Getting pesky calls? Skipping them can save you up to 63 million hours
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BS Web Team New Delhi
India tops the list of spam calls received by a country in 2017, according to the Insights report published on the Truecaller  blog. The report is based on an analysis done by the global phonebook app during the period from January 1 to May 31, 2017, to understand the monthly average spam rate.

While putting together the list of top spam-plagued countries, the global telephone directory -- which has caller ID, social media integration and call-blocking functionality -- found that Indian users could save approximately 63 million hours by skipping spam calls, assuming the average length of a spam call