Canadians will soon have access to a call blocking system that better protects against unsolicited and illegitimate calls.  The CRTC required telecommunication service providers to implement this system within their networks by tomorrow.

They explain with the implementation of this system calls with caller ID information that either exceeds 15 digits or does not conform to a number that can be dialed will be blocked before reaching the subscriber. 

CRTC Chair Ian Scott says with the implementation of a call blocking system Canadians will have the right tools to manage nuisance calls.  He adds at the same time they are working with the industry on other tools to better protect Canadian from nuisance calls including a process to alert them when the caller ID has been spoofed.