I saw this article last week as well, robocalls only seem to be getting worse somehow: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/06/your-money/robocalls-rise-illegal.html I don't know if Canada's much...
I don't know if Canada's much different from the US for this, but I usually don't even bother answering my phone any more if it's not a recognizable caller ID, since it's almost always a scam robocall of some sort.
Robocalls in Canada are a nightmare. The CRTC hit Bell Canada with a $1.3M fine a few years ago and regularly hands out fines to telemarketers for violating the Do-Not-Call list but the problem...
Robocalls in Canada are a nightmare. The CRTC hit Bell Canada with a $1.3M fine a few years ago and regularly hands out fines to telemarketers for violating the Do-Not-Call list but the problem just keeps getting worse. I think the biggest problem is these fines are simply way too low and just viewed as a cost of doing business now. Until they are actually something that seriously hurts these companies and risks putting them out of business I don't think it will change either. I even get robocalls and telemarketers on my cellphone daily now too... especially from Air Duct cleaning services, for whatever reason. It's fucking obnoxious.
Well according to OPs posted article at least it sounds like Canada is trying to keep on top of it. I seem to get these calls in waves. There will be long stretches of nothing and then all of a...
Well according to OPs posted article at least it sounds like Canada is trying to keep on top of it. I seem to get these calls in waves. There will be long stretches of nothing and then all of a sudden I'll get a bunch in a short time frame.
I saw this article last week as well, robocalls only seem to be getting worse somehow: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/06/your-money/robocalls-rise-illegal.html
I don't know if Canada's much different from the US for this, but I usually don't even bother answering my phone any more if it's not a recognizable caller ID, since it's almost always a scam robocall of some sort.
Robocalls in Canada are a nightmare. The CRTC hit Bell Canada with a $1.3M fine a few years ago and regularly hands out fines to telemarketers for violating the Do-Not-Call list but the problem just keeps getting worse. I think the biggest problem is these fines are simply way too low and just viewed as a cost of doing business now. Until they are actually something that seriously hurts these companies and risks putting them out of business I don't think it will change either. I even get robocalls and telemarketers on my cellphone daily now too... especially from Air Duct cleaning services, for whatever reason. It's fucking obnoxious.
Well according to OPs posted article at least it sounds like Canada is trying to keep on top of it. I seem to get these calls in waves. There will be long stretches of nothing and then all of a sudden I'll get a bunch in a short time frame.