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Jan11
Public Forum on the Telemarketing Sales Rule: "Do-Not-Call"
The public forum reviewed the "do-not-call" provision of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The "do-not-call" provision prohibits sellers or telemarketers from calling persons who have...
Dura Lube Corporation, American Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
Docket Number
9292
Physicians Formula Cosmetics, Inc.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
992 3158
Docket Number
C-3909
Businesses - Both Large and Small - Continue to Fall Prey to Bogus Business Supply Companies
Date
Office supply fraud is one of the most significant business-to-business telemarketing frauds according to the Federal Trade Commission. Industry estimates that telemarketing fraud is costing the...
Wire Works, Inc., and Electrodes, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
982 3588
Docket Number
C-3908
FTC Puts Brakes on Deceptive Vehicle Lease and Credit Ads
Date
Six Philadelphia automobile dealerships and their individual owners have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying in fine print key cost...
Opinion 99-7
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Responds to requests for clarification of Advisory 99-6 addressing business consultants' disclosure obigations.
St. Louis Car Dealerships to Pay $40,000 Penalty For Violating FTC Order Regarding Consumer Leasing Act And Truth in Lending Act
Date
Two St. Louis car dealerships will pay a $40,000 civil penalty for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission order related to the Consumer Leasing Act ("CLA") and the Truth In Lending Act (...
Nov08
Online Profiling Public Workshop
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") of the United States Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop on "online profiling," the...
Nov04
Public Forum: Advertising and Marketing Long-Distance Services
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) convened a joint public forum to address the advertising and marketing of long-distance services, including dial...
Crammers Settle FTC Charges (October 1999)
Date
Defendants who crammed charges onto consumers phone bills for services they did not order or authorize have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal laws...
Announced Actions for September 16, 1999
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Approval of Omnibus Compulsory Process Resolution: To ensure that its staff has the tools necessary to combat fraud and deception on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission today announced that it...
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