The spam call epidemic is stopping people from answering their phones

Ahead of the FCC's meeting on Wednesday focused on toughening up caller ID rules to make it harder for spam callers to hide their identity, a new report is out that shows the effect such calls are having on Americans' overall smartphone usage. No surprise, one of the big takeaways is that we're answering our phones less often. The company behind caller ID app Hiya has released its first State of the Phone Call report, which contains some pretty interesting findings. Based on an analysis of 11 bi...