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Tag Archives: telemarketing
Canadian Telemarketer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Online Directory Scam
On April 28, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Terry Croteau, a Canadian telemarketer, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and to pay a fine of $1.28 million for running a fraudulent online directory scam (see: here). See also: 30 Months in … Read the rest of this entry »
Canada’s Competition Bureau Recommends Sweeping Amendments to the Competition Act, Including Deceptive Marketing Amendments
On February 8, 2022, Canada’s Competition Bureau released a submission entitled Examining the Canadian Competition Act in the Digital Era in response to Senator Howard Wetston’s invitation to comment on Canada’s competition policy framework. The Bureau’s submission includes sweeping recommendations to amend many of the … Read the rest of this entry »
Advertising Law Enforcement, With a Twist: US FTC Enlists Hackers to Catch Robocallers
A few days ago I wrote a short post on some of the innovative and new media related ways competition/antitrust enforcement agencies were endeavoring to enforce competition law, raise competition law awareness and encourage compliance (see: Competition Policy: Agencies Growing Digital Channels). On this theme, … Read the rest of this entry »
Telemarketer Pays $100,000 Penalty – Reminder of National Do Not Call List Rules
In recent news that may serve as a cautionary tale for telemarketers, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently announced that Comwave Telenetworks Inc. has paid a $100,000 penalty as part of a settlement for telemarketing practices involving the National Do Not Call List … Read the rest of this entry »
Telemarketing: CRTC Calls For Public Comments on Do Not Call List and Auto-Dialing Rules
Getting a sales call right when you’re eating dinner can be annoying. On the other hand, like (in my view very valid) criticism of the pending anti-spam law, are telemarketing calls so troublesome that small and medium size companies should face yet more regulation? The … Read the rest of this entry »
Five Individuals Charged For Alleged Deceptive Telemarketing
Earlier today, the Competition Bureau announced that five individuals have been charged under the Criminal Code and Competition Act for allegedly misleading and deceptive telemarketing (see: Five Individuals Facing Charges for Fraudulent and Misleading Telemarketing Calls). In making the announcement, the Bureau said: “In August … Read the rest of this entry »
