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Canada’s do-not-call list useless, critics say

Enforcement of the national do-not-call list is ineffective, even though more than 300,000 complaints have been filed against unwanted telemarketers, newly released figures suggest. Responding to a query by Liberal Senator Percy Downe, the federal government said it has imposed $73,000 in fines in less than two years — but collected only $250 as of March… [...]

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2.7 million register for do-not-call list in first week

During its first week almost 2.7 million Canadians have registered on a list of people who no longer want to receive calls from telemarketers. The do-not-call list, run by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, was launched at midnight on Sept. 30 and garnered 200,000 numbers in the first nine hours. The online and telephone registration services [...]

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