CRTC catches, fines four more telemarketers

OTTAWA - The CRTC cracked down on four more telemarketers Tuesday, levying fines of more than $45,000. Les Fenêtres et Portes Deluxe de Montréal Inc., based in Quebec, was charged a $1,000 penalty for each of its 10 violations of the country’s national do not call list (DNCL) rules. The Commission found that the company made telemarketing calls to consumers whose telecommunications numbers were registered on the DNCL, and initiated these telemarketing telecommunications without being a registered subscriber of the National DNCL and having paid all applicable fees to the National DNCL operator, in violation of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules. Concord, ON-based Canadian...