October 31, 2006

• For Release: October 31, 2006
  FTC Challenges Terms of Watson Pharmaceuticals’ Acquisition of Andrx
  Companies Must Sell Overlapping Drug Lines to Gain FTC Approval

• For Your Information: October 31, 2006
  The Buddy System for Safe Social Networking Online
  New Game Tests Who to Approve and Who to Remove

October 27, 2006

• For Release: October 27, 2006
  Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on November 1
  Session To Be Held in Washington, D.C. to Focus on Tying
  
  
• For Release: October 27, 2006
  Free Exhibit Space Available at FTC’s “Tech-ade”
  Hearings Will Explore Emerging Technologies in the Next Decade

October 26, 2006

• For Your Information: October 26, 2006
  Be OnGuard Online and Invest Wisely
  While the Internet can serve as a powerful tool for consumers, it can also be used by scammers, hackers, and identity thieves to wreak havoc on personal finances.

October 25, 2006

• For Your Information: October 25, 2006
  Commission Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Information Requests to Beverage Alcohol Advertisers
  The Commission has authorized the filing of a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on the FTC’s proposed information requests to beverage alcohol advertisers.

October 24, 2006

• For Release: October 24, 2006
  Court Enters Final Order Settling FTC’s Charges Against Warner Chilcott
  Terms Protect Consumers from Agreements Designed to Delay Generic Drug Launches

October 23, 2006

• For Release: October 23, 2006
  Consumers Win as FTC Action Results in Generic Ovcon Launch
  Commission Action Fosters Generic Drug Entry and Leads to Settlement of Charges Against Warner Chilcott

October 20, 2006

• For Release: October 20, 2006
  FTC Challenges Barr’s Proposed Acquisition of Pliva
  Required Divestitures in Generic Drug and Organ Preservation Solution Markets Protect Consumers and Competition

• For Release: October 20, 2006
  Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice to Continue Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct
  Session on Business History and Business Strategy to be Held on Oct. 26; November Sessions To Address Tying, Exclusive Dealing, and Loyalty Discounts

October 19, 2006

• For Release: October 19, 2006
  FTC and FDA Act Against Internet Vendors of Fraudulent Diabetes Cures and Treatments
  Measures are Part of Coordinated Effort by United States, Mexico, and Canada

• For Release: October 19, 2006
  Sweepstakes Scam Cheated Unsuspecting Consumers, FTC Says
  Payments to Collect Prize Money Brought Nothing in Return

October 18, 2006

• For Your Information: October 18, 2006
  Commission Seeks Public Comments on Food Marketing Targeting Children
  The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice requesting comments on a proposal to collect information from food and beverage companies and quick service restaurants on marketing activities and expenditures targeted toward children and adolescents.

• For Release: October 18, 2006
  New Campaign Empowers Adults to Say “We Don’t Serve Teens”
  “Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible.”

October 17, 2006

• For Release: October 17, 2006
  FTC Charges That Thermo Electron’s Acquisition of Fisher Scientific Would Lessen Competition in U.S. Market for Centrifugal Vacuum Evaporators
  Requires Thermo to Divest Fisher’s CVE Business to Maintain Competition

• For Release: October 17, 2006
  FTC: Three Pills and Special Soap “Obesity Treatment” Won’t Wash Away the Pounds
  Agency Charges Spanish-Language Weight-Loss Claims Are False and Unsubstantiated

• Para Su Difusión: 17 de octubre de 2006
  FTC: Tres Píldoras y Un Jabón Especial del “Tratamiento para la Obesidad” No Harán Desaparecer las Libras
  La Agencia Presenta Cargos por Efectuar Declaraciones Falsas y No Comprobadas en Idioma Español Respecto a la Pérdida de Peso

October 16, 2006

• Media Advisory: October 16, 2006
  Kick-Off Event for Education Campaign to Reduce Teen Access to Alcohol
  Roundtable Discussion about the Campaign

• For Release: October 16, 2006
  FTC Puts Brakes on International Bogus Billing Scam
  At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has stopped a Canadian billing scheme that, since 2001, has targeted businesses and municipalities nationwide, and hotels and resorts in the U.S. and more than 25 other countries.

October 13, 2006

• For Your Information: October 13, 2006
  FTC Releases New Facts for Consumers Publication on Selecting a Real Estate Professional
  In coordination with the FTC’s recent real estate competition law enforcement sweep, the Commission has issued a new Facts for Consumers publication entitled “Selling Your Home? Tips for Selecting a Real Estate Professional.”

October 12, 2006

• For Release: October 12, 2006
  FTC Charges Real Estate Groups with Anticompetitive Conduct in Limiting Consumers' Choice in Real Estate Services
  Commission to Litigate Against Two Groups; Settlements Resolve Competitive Concerns Relating to Five Others

October 11, 2006

• Media Advisory: October 11, 2006
  FTC Competition Director to Announce Real Estate Law Enforcement Sweep
  The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press event on Thursday, October 12, 2006, at 11 am EDT to announce the results of a real estate competition sweep that will include seven law enforcement actions.

• For Your Information: October 11, 2006
  FTC Launches Blog in Advance of Upcoming Tech-Ade Hearings
  The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a blog to provide information and a forum for feedback about its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” to be held November 6-8, 2006, in Washington, DC.

October 10, 2006

• For Release: October 10, 2006
  Should Municipalities Provide Wireless Internet Service? FTC Staff Report Provides Guidance to Promote Competition
  Improving consumer access to broadband Internet service is an important goal for federal, state, and local governments.

• For Your Information: October 10, 2006
  FTC Files Amended Complaint in Matter of Nationwide Connections, Inc.
  The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter concerning Nationwide Connections, Inc.

October 6, 2006

• For Your Information: October 6, 2006
  Staff Submits Comments on Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Virginia House of Delegates; Commission Approves Issuance of Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2006-2011; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of New Century Health Quality Alliance, Inc.
  The FTC has approved the filing of comments by the staffs of the Bureaus of Competition and Economics and the Office of Policy Planning with the Virginia House of Delegates on the subject of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The Commission has approved the release of The Federal Trade Commission Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2006-2011, as required under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and through guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget. Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning New Century Health Quality Alliance, Inc. and Prime Care of Northeast Kansas, L.L.C., et al.

October 5, 2006

• For Release: October 5, 2006
  FTC Stops Allegedly False Claims About Insulation Performance
  Seller to Pay More Than $100,000 in Civil Penalties

• For Release: October 5, 2006
  Telephone Record Seller Settles FTC Charges
  Settlement Bars Defendants From Pretexting and Selling Consumers’ Phone Records; Defendants Will Give Up Ill-Gotten Gains

October 3, 2006

• For Release: October 3, 2006
  FTC Intervenes in Formation of ULA Joint Venture by Boeing and Lockheed Martin
  To Protect Competition, While Allowing Unique National Security Benefits, Commission Requires Parties to Adopt Non-Discriminatory Terms in Order to Proceed with Launch Vehicle Joint Venture

• For Your Information: October 3, 2006
  FTC Seeks Comment on Proposal to Limit the Use of Prerecorded Messages in Telemarketing
  Commission Also Approves Federal Register Notice Responding to VMBC and DMA Telemarketing Petitions

October 2, 2006

• For Release: October 2, 2006
  Court Halts Illegal Operations of Online Check Processing Firm