djcl@contact.uucp (woody) (03/25/91)
While on the subject of Caller ID appeals and that, the CRTC (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission) recently rejected a bid by some consumer and rights groups to stop Caller ID from coming to Bell Canada's territory, and particularly rejected an attempt to offer free caller ID blocking to all (caller ID blocking is available to anyone who dials through the operator at 75c per local call; it is free to phones in those shelters for domestic violence that are certified by Bell Canada, however). In the Telecom Decision 91-4, the CRTC made a passing comment: "While there may be other groups or individuals who could make out an equally compelling need [for free Caller ID blocking], they have not been identified in ACEF's application. If any such groups or individuals were to apply to the Commission, they might be able to justify the extension of Caller ID blocking to them." Some people might be seeing visions of piles of CRTC applications from people who want to have Caller ID blocking for free. ACEF is a Quebec-based group seeking to appeal or modify the Caller ID tariff.