A new call blocking system, which will help silence those seemingly non-stop spam calls from unknown numbers, is coming to Canada by Dec. 19
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (CRTC) is requiring all telecommunication service providers to apply a new system that will protect Canadians against “unsolicited and illegitimate calls.”
The system will automatically block all calls with caller ID’s consisting of more than 15 digits or numbers that don’t match a regular 10-digit phone number – meaning the number can’t be dialed – before it reaches subscribers.
“Canadians need to have the right tools to manage nuisance calls,” said Ian Scott, Chairperson and CEO of CRTC, in a statement.
“With the implementation of a call blocking system, calls that are malformed will be stopped within the network. At the same time, we are working with the industry on other tools to better protect Canadians from nuisance calls, including a process to alert them when the caller ID has been spoofed.”
Some phone providers, which already have call filtering add-ons, will not have to put in the new call blocking system.
