GATINEAU — In a new Part 1 application, Bell Canada is asking the CRTC for permanent approval to allow Bell and its subsidiaries to block certain fraudulent and scam voice telephone calls known as Wangiri (Japanese for “one ring”) fraud calls.
In April, the Commission gave Bell temporary approval to block Wangiri calls until June 1, as we reported here. Then in June, the Commission approved another application by Bell to conduct a 90-day call-blocking trial, using the same methodology used to block Wangiri calls.
Having begun July 15, Bell’s 90-day call-blocking trial is due to expire on October 12, and as such, Bell is now asking for permanent approval to apply its blocking mechanism to block Wangiri and other fraud and scam calls.
The Commission posted Bell’s application (dated September 25) to its website on October 1, and is giving interested parties until November 2 to submit comments.
