We will not be ignored, CRTC tells alleged telemarketer

Company fined $15K; owner/president ordered to pay $10KOTTAWA – The CRTC is cracking down on an alleged telemarketer for violating the Telecommunications Act by ignoring its repeated requests for information.In Compliance and Enforcement Decision CRTC 2017-445 issued Wednesday, the Commission found that Topline Air Duct Cleaning and its owner and president, Naveed Raza, failed to respond to a request for information (RFI) letter dated July 31, 2015 despite two deadline extensions and a show cause proceeding in August.“The Commission reiterates that individuals and companies cannot blatantly ignore RFIs made in the course of an investigation without consequence”, reads Wednesday’s decision. “As part of these investigations,...