Spam calls grew 18% in 2019 [telecom]

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By Manish Singh

Do you feel you have been receiving more spam calls of late? You are probably not wrong - or alone.

The volume of spam calls has grown by 18% globally this year, according to Truecaller. In its annual report published Tuesday, the Stockholm-based firm said users worldwide received 26 billion spam calls between January and October this year - up from 17.7 billion during the same period last year.