CRTC could make do-not-call-list registrations permanent

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canadians may soon be able to permanently register their telephone and fax numbers on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL), the CRTC said Monday. While marking the DNCL’s fifth anniversary, CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais said the CRTC has extended number registrations for another year - to September 30, 2014, while it looks at making registrations permanent. The requirements originally said that Canadians would have to re-register their numbers every five years to avoid unwanted calls from telemarketers. The Commission added that “it would be too cumbersome to establish a procedure to remove numbers that have been disconnected or...