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Dgc
3 years agoHelpful Neighbour
Call control doesn’t block or identify private/unknown callers
Hello, I have call control enabled on my account. A private caller was able to “pass screening”. The private caller is listed in the call control list as passed screening as well. I thought call c...
NFtoBC
Community Power User
3 years agoOf course the system knows the number of all callers. Private number simply means they do not disclose the number to other parties (you). Thus, the system behaves as you describe. If an approved private number calls again, it is treated as a known private number, not an anonymous number.
Dgc
3 years agoHelpful Neighbour
As per Telus, if it’s blocked, the callerID (attribute I’m assuming, through SS7), is never sent out in the first place. Especially if it comes from another network. If it came from a Telus mobility subscriber, perhaps they could figure it out if they really needed to.
Interesting what Bugs is saying though. Since the caller passed call control already, that means subsequent calls could get through without having to pass again. Which could lead to automated floods of calls.