CRTC catches, fines two more telemarketers

OTTAWA-GATINEAU - Two home-improvement companies have paid a total of $170,000 as part of settlements over violations to Canada's telemarketing rules, the CRTC said Monday.Acting on complaints, the Commission investigated Canadian Choice Home Improvements Inc. and Le Groupe Hydro Hvac Inc. for presumed violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules. The investigations established that Canadian Choice Home Improvements Inc. was registered but failed to subscribe to the national do not call list (DNCL), and that Le Groupe Hydro Hvac Inc. had not registered nor subscribed to the list during specific timeframes. Both companies contacted consumers who are registered on the national...