CRTC, FTC partner on fight against telemarketers, spammers

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are teaming up to eradicate unsolicited telecommunications, unsolicited commercial electronic messages (spam) and other unlawful electronic threats The new memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed by CRTC chairman and CEO Jean-Pierre Blais and FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez, incorporates and solidifies the two Commission’s commitment to cooperate on enforcing Canadian and U.S. spam and telemarketing laws. It also details plans that will see both organizations share knowledge and expertise through research, training programs and staff exchanges, and promises to keep each other informed on developments related to the laws, among other...