DNCL levies $441,000 in fines, adds 1.2 million numbers in past year

OTTAWA - The CRTC’s National Do Not Call List has levied $441,000 in penalties and registered an additional 1.2 million Canadian numbers in the past reporting year. As of March 31, 2012 the total number of registered numbers was almost 10.7 million. In the past year it also reached its first cross-border agreement that helped halt two Mexican-based companies telemarketers, and co-chaired the first International Do Not Call Network meeting. The report from the CRTC covers the period of April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. The creation of the network brought together 13 telecommunications enforcement agencies from Australia, Canada,...