OTTAWA – The CRTC has rejected a request from a telemarketer charged with violating the national Do Not Call List to waive his fines, after he claimed that he didn’t receive the violation notice.
In an application dated September 11, 2009, Sugar requested that the Commission drop the penalty, claiming that he had not received adequate notice of the violation after a neighbour accepted delivery of the document on his behalf at his address, but that the package was never brought to his attention. The Commission fined Rob Sugar $4,000 in August for violating the DNCL rules.
In its decision, the Commission considered that it had forwarded the notice to the sole contact address Sugar had provided when he registered on the National DNCL, one that had been used previously to communicate with him prior to the issuance of the notice.
The $4,000 fee will continue to accumulate interest calculated and compounded monthly at the average bank rate plus three percent from September 25, 2009. As part of its collection activities, the Commission said that it will certify the unpaid amount and register the certificate with the Federal Court.
