More than 109,000 phone numbers added to DNCL since October

OTTAWA – Canada’s national do not call list (DNCL) registry now contains more than 12.1 million phone numbers, as 109,333 phone were added to that figure between November 1, 2013, and January 31, 2014.The official number of telephone or fax numbers stands at 12,118,658, according to the CRTC’s most recent status report. Approximately 40,000 numbers were added in November, with another estimated 31,000 in December, and approximately 37,000 more in January.The number of telemarketing complaints filed between November and January was 25, 426. Since the DNCL’s launch in 2008, 781,008 telemarketing complaints have been logged.Five new investigations were opened in...