Commission Actions

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced a series of reforms to the agency’s merger review process. The reforms are designed to reduce the costs and time required to...

A physicians’ independent practice association (IPA) in Texas has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in unlawful collective bargaining to set fees its members would...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that the agency will host hearings this fall to examine the next generation of consumer issues to emerge in the high-tech global...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance that the agency is currently...

Petition for proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from DaVita Inc. (DaVita) requesting approval of a proposed divestiture related to its recent acquisition of Gambro Healthcare...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched the eighth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 5-11, 2006, in cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies, and national advocacy...

The Federal Trade Commission , the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Postal Service’s Consumer Advocate, are partnering with Royal Canadian Mounted Police, PhoneBusters and Canada’s...

The Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and eight state law enforcement agencies today announced a crackdown on 20 operations that deceptively claim they can remove...