Cable / Telecom News

CRTC catches four more telemarketers, fines total $38K


OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC on Friday fined four telemarketers a total of $38,000 for various violations to the country’s telemarketing rules.Lev Olevson, carrying on business as Capital Windows and Doors and Advantage Pro, was fined $8,000 for initiating telemarketing telecommunications to consumers whose numbers were registered on the national do not call list (DNCL), for doing so when he was not a registered subscriber of the national DNCL, and had not paid all applicable fees to the national DNCL operator.Advantage Pro Portes et Fenêtres was fined $6,000 for initiating telemarketing telecommunications to consumers whose telecommunications numbers were registered on the...