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New technology to block nuisance phone calls is scheduled to be implemented in September, but the CRTC and telephone companies are warning that it won’t be a cure-all for the fraudulent and annoying phone calls that have been frustrating Canadians for years.

The new framework — dubbed STIR/SHAKEN — is already being rolled out in the United States, and Canada will be following on its heels.

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The CRTC has set a September deadline, after a previous deadline in 2019 passed, but the public authority is warning that technical complications could push the roll-out even farther down the road.

“We have to be open and understand there may be technical challenges,” said Ian Scott, the CEO of the CRTC, who testified at Tuesday’s industry committee meeting along with representatives from the major phone companies. “Only if necessary will we add additional time.”

Representatives from Bell, Rogers and Telus warned that expectations of the new technology shouldn’t be too high.