[Also posted at Boxed Geek]
Taking after the US Do Not Call Registry, Canada will have its own flavour (a Do Not Call List – DNCL) as of September 30, 2008. Bell Canada was granted a 5 year contract to operate the DNCL in December 2007.
Points of Interest
- You can register any Canadian telephone number be it landline, fax or cell phone.
- To register you will be able to call a toll free number (to be determined), send a fax to a toll free number (TBD) as well as through an online form.
- The registration will be valid for 3 years, after which you will have to enroll again.
- There are exceptions to the DNCL. Entities exempted include:
- registered charities;
- political parties;
- nomination contestants, leadership contestants or candidates of a political party;
- opinion polling firms or market research firms conducting surveys when the call does not involve the sale of a product or service;
- general circulation newspapers calling for the purpose of selling a subscription;
- fines are up to $1,500 for individuals and up to $15,000 for corporations
To get more information about the Canadian DNCL check out the CRTC’s Facts about September 2008 launch of the National Do Not Call List. You can also consult the DNCL website and use it to register once it is open for registration.
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