CRTC catches, fines, two more telemarketers

OTTAWA – Two companies have been fined over $40,000 for making non-compliant telemarketing calls to Canadians, the CRTC said Wednesday.In the first of two compliance and enforcement decisions, the CRTC fined Toronto Breeze Air Duct Cleaning Services Inc. $18,000 for telemarketing telecommunications initiated on its behalf to consumers whose telecommunications numbers were registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL), while it was not registered with the National DNCL operator, and while it was not a registered subscriber of the National DNCL, in violation of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules.The company was originally fined last year and was given until...