OTTAWA – Canada’s telcos have until March 31, 2019 to implement caller ID technology for calls made over Internet Protocol (IP), the CRTC said Thursday.
The Commission also ordered the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) to submit an industry report card twice a year, beginning six months from the January 25th date of this decision, to help track the progress being made on caller identification authentication.
The telcos were also directed to develop a call traceback process for VoIP nuisance calls, and the CISC was also asked to file a progress report on this process within the next nine months.
The CRTC also called on the telecommunications industry to establish a Canadian administrator for the issuance of certificates that would be required for authentication and verification of IP-based voice calls.
The Regulator added that it is “prepared to take further action” if the telecommunications industry is not taking sufficient measures to protect Canadians against unwanted calls.
