CRTC dings four duct cleaning companies $55,000 for telemarketing violations; serves five more

OTTAWA–GATINEAU - Four air duct cleaning companies have paid $55,000 as part of a settlement over violations to Canada's telemarketing rules, and the CRTC has fined five others a total of $94,000, the Commission said Tuesday.Acting on complaints, the CRTC launched several investigations and determined that nine companies, all based in the Greater Toronto Area, had made unsolicited telemarketing calls without being registered with the national do not call list (DNCL) operator and without having purchased a subscription to the DNCL.Four of the nine companies, Bridge Home Services Inc., Cambridge Heating Services, HR Home Services, and Top Line Air Duct Cleaning...