Receiving Pesky Calls? Survey Shows Most Are About Financial Services & Why DND is Ineffective

Pesky phone calls and SMSes, rampant call drops, 5G service are some of the issues that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will take up during its meeting with mobile phone operators on February 17. In this context, LocalCircles had conducted a survey, which showed 45% of respondents received 3-5 annoying phone calls every day while 16% get such calls 6-10 times a day. When asked what are the sectors that send most unsolicited calls, 60% indicated they receive communication about “selling financial services”, 18% on real estate while 10% about job offerings/ earnings. In conclusion, 78% mobile subscribers who responded to the survey said they receive maximum pesky calls from financial services and real estate. Another question that was asked about users receive most of the pesky calls, 50% said “from different mobile phone numbers that seem to belong to individuals” and 15% from centralised company landline.