Commission Actions

Commission authorization of the staff to file amicus brief : The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amicus brief, at the request of the court, in Pruitt v. Kaufman & Broad Home Corp., et...

The national Do Not Call registry, which already contains more than 32 million telephone numbers, will pass a significant milestone on August 31, 2003. The registry will become available to...

Two marketers of false international driver’s permits (IDPs) and one financial processor for IDP marketers have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal laws by deceptively...

Addressing business executives and government officials at the Aspen Summit in Aspen, Colorado, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today explained how competition, consumer protection...

Two Florida-based companies and their president have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Commission’s Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (Rule). According to the...

Louisville, KY – On Tuesday, September 9th, the Federal Trade Commission, the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, and the Better Business Bureau of Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Western Kentucky...

GoodTimes Entertainment Limited (GoodTimes) and GT Merchandising & Licensing Corporation (GTM&L), direct marketers headquartered in New York City, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...

Advertising and promotion expenditures for smokeless tobacco products reached $236.7 million in 2001, according to a biennial Federal Trade Commission report. The report shows that promotional...