OTTAWA – The CRTC has announced plans for another proceeding to help cut down on the number of unwanted telemarketing calls that Canadians receive.
The Commission said Monday that a follow-up to last November’s proceeding was necessary in light of recent “significant developments”.
In this proceeding, the CRTC is asking for information and comments on:
– the implementation, use, and effectiveness of technical solutions to authenticate caller ID information for wireline, wireless, and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks in Canada;
– the implementation, use, and effectiveness of mechanisms to trace and identify the source of a call;
– any barriers to implementation that would need to be addressed to facilitate these solutions and mechanisms; and
– what regulatory measures, if any, should be established to ensure that Canadians have confidence in the caller ID information displayed.
Interventions are due by February 8, 2017.
