OTTAWA-GATINEAU – A five month investigation has resulted in 85 more telemarketing companies, many of them small businesses, caught violating the country’s do not call rules. The CRTC said Monday that has issued citations to 74 telemarketers who had either failed to register with the national do not call list operator or subscribe to the national do not call list. Notices of violation were issued to an additional 11 companies for what the Commission described as “more significant breaches”, resulting in fines totalling $41,000. “Today’s announcement should serve as a reminder that registering as a telemarketer is a basic requirement,” said...
