CRTC rejects telemarketer’s appeal of $18K fine

OTTAWA – The CRTC has upheld an $18,000 fine against a Toronto-area restoration business over violations to Canada's telemarketing rules.Robert Gendron, carrying on business as Dynique Restoration and Victorian Restoration, was ordered to pay administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) for 18 violations at $1,000 per violation, for a total amount of $18,000. The Commission said that it issued a notice of violation to Gendron on November 30, 2015 after investigating telemarketing complaints between December 4, 2013 and February 13, 2015 for initiating telemarketing telecommunications to consumers whose numbers were registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) while he (i) was not...