Article: CRTC puts new rules on hold

The Toronto Star has an article in today's edition about the CRTC suspension of the changes to the Canadian telemarketing regulations:

TheStar.com - CRTC puts new rules on hold:

"Strict rules imposed on telemarketers in May have been put on hold pending the outcome of a regulatory review.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has decided to reconsider its new rules in response to a complaint filed in August by the Canadian Marketing Association.

The association, with 800 members that include major financial institutions, telephone operators and media companies, argued that the high cost of complying with the regulations will put many smaller phone marketers out of business and result in job loss across an industry that employs 270,000...."