Rogers Media Pays $200,000 Anti-Spam Fine To CRTC

BY: 

Dave Forde
November 24, 2015

When you are Canada’s largest telecommunications company, you are someone going to end up making a mistake or two along the way. Unfortunately for Rogers this will costs the company $200,000, as they have been hit by a fine by the The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as part of an undertaking to resolve alleged violations of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL).
The CRTC’s Chief Compliance and Enforcement Officer alleged that Rogers Media failed to comply with various requirements of the law between July 2014 and July 2015. During this period, the company allegedly sent commercial emails containing an unsubscribe mechanism that did not function properly or which could not be readily performed by the recipient.
Rogers has since said it will make the necessary adjustments to its email communications to prevent further violations.
Since CASL came into force on July 1, 2014, enforcement efforts have resulted in payments of close to $400,000 further to undertakings and issued monetary penalties totalling $1.1 million. These amounts are payable to the Receiver General of Canada.

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Dave Forde


Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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