CRTC nabs five telemarketers purporting to sell anti-virus software

OTTAWA–GATINEAU – The CRTC has fined three Canadian-based companies and two Indian-based call centers more than $640,000 for making telemarketing calls to Canadians.The notices of violation, issued Thursday, allege that the five companies failed to respect the unsolicited telecommunications rules by making telemarketing calls to Canadians whose phone numbers are registered on the national Do Not Call List (DNCL), without being registered with the national DNCL operator, and without having purchased a subscription to the list.The telemarketers were attempting to sell anti-virus software, and falsely identified themselves as representatives of Microsoft Inc., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or Government of...