Bell Canada has agreed to pay a penalty of $1.25 million after it encouraged its employees to post positive reviews of free Bell mobile applications, the Competition Bureau has announced. According to the consent agreement, some Bell employees were encouraged to download and use the “MyBell Mobile” and “Virgin Mobile My Account” apps, and to give them a “5-star” rating and positive customer review if they liked them. The reviews appeared on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store in November. The employees did not disclose that they worked for Bell. Bell’s senior management acted quickly to remove the ... [more] Full article
Julius Caesar was once warned to beware of the Ides of March. Unfortunately, consumers and businesses are at risk from fraudsters year round, not just in March, which the Competition ... [more] Full article
Canada’s Competition Bureau is accusing Avis and Budget of misleading consumers into thinking their rental car prices are lower than they actually are. The Bureau claims that prices are much ... [more] Full article
National Energy Corporation, has agreed to pay a total of $7 million in restitution, administrative monetary penalties, and costs to settle the Bureau’s concerns about its door-to-door selling tactics. The Bureau ... [more] Full article
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