Do not call numbers continue to climb in February

OTTAWA – More than 20,000 new numbers were added to Canada’s national do not call list (DNCL) registry between January 31 and February 28, 2014, the CRTC revealed Monday.According to the Commission’s latest status report, the official number of telephone and fax numbers on the list stands at 12,181,253.The number of telemarketing complaints increased to 12,442. Since the DNCL’s 2008 launch, 781,008 telemarketing complaints have been logged.Six new investigations were opened in February, bringing the number of active investigations to 172. No new notices of violation were issued during this period, so the total issued to date remains at 82.The Commission...