CRTC suspends application of new Canadian telemarketing rules

CRTC suspends application of new Canadian telemarketing rules

The CRTC has temporarily suspended the application of their recent changes to the Canadian telemarketing rules. The full text of the decision is here and the "blurb" is below:

Telecom Decision CRTC 2004-63

Telemarketing


Telecom Decision:


2004-63 The
Commission approves, with one exception, the Canadian Marketing Association's
(CMA's) application to stay Review of telemarketing rules, Telecom
Decision CRTC 2004-35, 21 May 2004, pending the disposition of the CMA's
application to review and vary that Decision. The stay applies to all
requirements set out in Decision 2004-35 except the requirement that
telecommunications service providers track and report complaint statistics; this
requirement becomes effective 1 January 2005. Reference: 8662-C131-200408543. [.pdf]



Readers interested in Canadian telemarketing law and the regulation of it by the CRTC in particular are encouraged to check out Mathew Englander's site devoted to the topic at http://www.mathew-englander.ca/canada-telemarketing-law.htm

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