Guys,

is it possible to block unwanted calls on my cell phone? (local and international)
I am using FIDO service.

Thanks

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Hope this should help a lot

https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng

Good luck!

It has been in the news recently that many telemarketers are abusing the DNCL by registering themselves as businesses and gaining legal access to the list.
Then they are using the list to call people.
After a while, they "disappear" and register a different business and repeat the process.

Also, often, they outsource the marketing calls to call centers abroad (like in India or the Carribean islands) where the Canadian DNCL laws do not apply.

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Also, often, they outsource the marketing calls to call centers abroad (like in India or the Carribean islands) where the Canadian DNCL laws do not apply.

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You are wrong. Outsourcing marketing calls to outside of Canada absolutely does NOT absolve the company from violation of privacy.

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Bell Canada has outsourced call centres to India. Once you are registered with DNC they cannot call you.

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You are wrong. Outsourcing marketing calls to outside of Canada absolutely does NOT absolve the company from violation of privacy.

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Oh really?
Maybe I'll give them your number next time I get a call from the Caymans telling me about this great vacation resort.
Or from Spain that I have won $1M lottery.

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Bell Canada has outsourced call centres to India. Once you are registered with DNC they cannot call you.

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Sure, but you are talking about genuine companies.
The current scam is being run by paper companies - those that are registered and have all the paperwork but are not real.
It was in the news.

I seldom receive calls from genuine companies like Bell, Rogers.
Most of the callers are long-distance service companies, lotteries, vacation resorts, magazines, etc. - all calling from abroad.

I have call screening anyway, so don't have to pick up.

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Hey, keep it down will ya Mr. Moderator? There's a law against drug trafficking. Does that mean there's no drug trafficking? Spamming is illegal. Don't you still get emails about some damn inheritance?

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-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"