this is not meant to defend telemarketers. but more to just inform the public. the national do not call has a few exceptions.  and the main ones are newspapers, market research, and charities. you can find out more by looking us up inline. its great to know what can and cannot call you

AS of 2013-January, Roger Dunbar is no longer VP Digital & Business Development at G&M.

Well.... Thanks for the tip. I will call and ask for your manager and be rude to them.. ha??? thanks for the tip again

Who IS This

Why am I still getting these nuisance calls when I registed on the
nation DO NOT CALL LIST??

Keep getting the fax machine ringing with the number 416-924-0280 but the fax will not come through.  This happens once or twice a day.  Now that I know who it is, from reading these posts, I'm glad the fax doesn't accept it.

Have verified they work for Globe & Mail.
I ahve been receiving calls for months at all hours of the day and night.  Simply contact G&M at the following info to be removed/put on the DO Not Call List

The Globe and Mail
Attn: Circulation Department
444 Front St. West
Toronto, ON
M5V 2S9

E-mail:circulation@globeandmail.ca

Toll free: 1-800-387-5400 (Canada or U.S.)

In Metropolitan Toronto
Phone: 416-585-5222
Fax: 416-585-5102
Weekdays 6:00 a.m. EST - 8:30 p.m. EST
Saturdays 6:00 a.m. EST - 4:00 p.m. EST
Sundays 8:00 a.m. EST - 1:00 p.m. EST

USED TO WORK FOR COM-TEL, THE CALLS ARE DIALED BY A COMPUTER SYSTEM, SOMETIMES IT DOSEN'T ALWAYS FUNCTION THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO, SO IT HANGS UP OR THERE MIGHT EVEN BE A PROBLEM WITH THE OPERATOR HEADSET. THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE THEM STOP CALLING YOU IS TO CALL THE 416-924-4410 NUMBER AND ASKED TO BE PUT ON THEIR DO NOT CALL LIST. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, BECAUSE ONCE YOUR NUMBER IS IN THE DATABASE, IT WOULD KEEP DIALING UNTIL AN OPERATOR ACTUALLY TERMINATES IT TO STOP REDIALING. NOW THAT ONLY STOPS IT UNTIL THE DATABASE IS REGENERATED. SO TO REMOVE IT PERMANENTLY CALL THE NUMBER AND PUT YOURSELF ON THE DNC LIST.

This caller dials my number 3-4 times a day.  Any sensible person would realize that I am not answering my phone and stop calling. How do I get rid of these nuisance calls?

I googled the company responsible for these annoying calls and what I came up with is this:  Com-Tel Promotions, 719 Yonge Street, Ste. 200, Toronto, ON M4Y 2B5; phone(416) 924-4410.  Some would say appropriate payback at this telemarketer would be by all of us calling that number from pay phones across the GTA and when the receptionist answers, leave the phone off the hook and walk away.  Of course, more mature action would be to inform Com-Tel that we demand our phone numbers be removed from their 'hit' lists. But, really folks, how much fun is that?

This number calls every day 2 to 5 times a day. I just answer & leave off the hook. It is annoying when your busy and then no one there. These should be stopped!!!!!!!! I pay for a phone to be bothered by people who have nothing better to do or can not get a job worth while.

getting calls from this number...have never subscribed to the Globe and Mail. Usually dead air, sometimes a person. Not answering these calls just means they keep calling back, again and again.

I have a new strategy to handle these nuisance type calls, that seems to be reducing the volume. My new goal is to WASTE THEIR TIME AND SCREW UP THEIR STATISTICS. All of these call centres run on metrics -volume, duration, etc... it is how they get paid! More calls per hour, the more $$$$ of them.  

So, lets slow them down- confuse them - have them put your phone number on their "problem number" list to not call.

It is very easy... when  the phone rings and I see one of these ph numbers on the call display, I pickup the phone and put it down on the whatever is nearby- counter, desk, cushion - then walk away! Let the telemarketers have dead air. In a few minutes, I hear the 'phone off the hook' noise and I hangup the phone.

Alternatively, if I get caught by an unknown telemarketer phone number, I will have a very short  5 sec chat-very nice to them- them ask them to hold on for a moment-be right back- and then put the phone down and walk away.

This caller starts just after 8 am MDT and several times a day.  The latest I have had this number call me has been close to 11 pm MDT.  This calling started a month ago and will not stop.

I received a call from this number, but no one on the line - I returned their call and was charged 1 minute for that, but no answer

I just received a call from this number,this is a telemarketing real nuisance and in my opinion they should be outlawed.

These dead calls are a great nuissance and in my opinion they should be outlawed. Nobody comes on so I suspect it must be some telemarketing outfit that does automatic dialing.

just got the same thing. i've had the same # before....starting to piss me off!

416-924-0280 calls then hangs up. anybody know why they keep hanging up when i answer?

416-924-0280 calls and then hangs up. Anybody know why they hang up when I answer?. Its kind of creepy.

416-924-0280 Comtel Promotions (telemarketers/Globe and Mail subscriptions)

This is the company the number belongs to.

It's a telemarketing  arm of the Globe and Mail.
If your number is unlisted (as ours is) then they got your phone number from your Globe and Mail subscription.
To stop the calls you need to contact the Globe and Mail.

Dead call.

me too; in canada. lol

I just received a call from this number, while I was on another call. Of course when I tried to call back there was no one there. So I dialed directly and got the recording that it was from ComTel Promotions (as someone has already mentioned.)

Another topic:  If you receive a free travel offer from Universal Action Travel
Inc I would suggest that you delete the e-mail or hang up the phone.  I could have saved myself $5oo if I had done that.

Same phone # called about 3x just got dead air.

These calls keep calling and no one at the other end, always the same number more so the same time of day. Starting to get worried that it might be fraud, any suggestions!!!

Same phone #.  I answered the phone, but said nothing.  Was waiting for a recording machine but a person was there.

At least they spent money to call - and I wouldn't answer !

Roger Dunbar's direct line is 4165855610 @ the globe and mail

there is NO do not call list for newspapers!!!hahaha

haha you can scream all you want but we can put you on mute..and its not only students and immigrants..what will name calling do for you..as a matter of fact we love ppl like you because it makes our day better..WE MUTE the headset and die of laughter....OMG!!haha