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Telemarketers Settle Charges of Misleading Consumers with Free Product Pitches
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A group of sellers and telemarketers charged in 2008’s “Operation Tele-PHONEY” interagency law enforcement sweep have agreed to post a $5 million performance bond before calling consumers and have...
New FTC Web Site Helps Consumers Cope With Tough Economic Times
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has a new Web site at ftc.gov/MoneyMatters for people dealing with debt; struggling to find a job; or trying to create a budget...
Chairman Issues Commissions Annual Report at ABA Spring Meeting
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today issued the FTC’s 2009 Annual Report at the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. “The FTC in 2009...
Mar25
Digital Rights Management
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law will host a conference on the use of digital rights management technologies...
FTC Charges Dish Network, Formerly Known as EchoStar, with Multiple Do Not Call Violations
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The U.S. Department of Justice, at the Federal Trade Commission’s request, filed suit today in federal district court charging that satellite television provider Dish Network, directly and through its...
Court Halts Bogus Mortgage Loan Modification Operations
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has ordered two companies to stop falsely advertising that they are part of a government-endorsed mortgage assistance network and...
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Genica Corporation
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FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition The FTC has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice amending Commission Rule 7(c) of the Rules and...
Gencia Corporation and Compgeeks.com, also d/b/a Computer Geeks Discount Outlet and Geeks.com
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Administrative
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FTC Matter/File Number
082 3113
Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Seven States Ensure that Consumers Receive Price Lists Required by Law
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Federal investigators working undercover in seven states during 2008 found significant violations of the Funeral Rule at 26 of 104 funeral homes visited. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces...
QVC to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Charges that It Aired Deceptive Claims
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QVC, Inc., a TV home shopping channel and one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and...
Opinion 09-2
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Confirms that funeral providers must provide accurate price information by telephone to anyone who inquires about offerings or prices, including a business that will use the information for its own...
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Opinion 09-2
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FTC Charges Seven Credit Repair Companies with Deceiving Consumers Throughout the U.S.
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven related companies with violating federal law by falsely promising to remove negative information from consumers’ credit reports, even information that is...
Mar16
Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy
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The Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with APEC and the OECD, will host a two-day international conference: “Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy.” The conference addresses how...
Mar12
Ad It Up! Kids in a Commercial World
The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a forum on March 12, 2009 to gather input for its advertising literacy initiative, which will educate and empower tweens to be better informed consumers of...
FTC Order Bars Firm From Failing to Provide Timely Rebates
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A company that sold telephones and telephone services through retailers nationwide has been barred from failing to provide the rebates it promised to consumers in a timely manner. The Federal Trade...
FTC Releases Spoof Videos with a Serious Message: AnnualCreditReport.com is the Only Authorized Source for Free Annual Credit Reports
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Despite the musical claims of some TV commercials, the only authorized source to get your free annual credit report under federal law is AnnualCreditReport.com. To reinforce this message, the Federal...
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Regarding Possible Energy Labeling for Televisions and Other Consumer Electronic Products
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– The FTC has approved an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) under the Appliance Labeling Rule for publication in the Federal Register. As detailed in the notice, which will be published...
FTC Announces Speakers for Conference on Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the speakers for an upcoming two-day international conference titled “Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy.” The conference, which the FTC will host...
FTC Releases Spoof Videos with a Serious Message: AnnualCreditReport.com is the Only Authorized Source for Free Annual Credit Reports
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To reinforce the message that the only authorized source for free annual credit reports under federal law is AnnualCreditReport.com, the Federal Trade Commission is offering two new videos. Eileen...
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