Commission Actions

In an initial decision filed on June 21, 2004, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell held that Kentucky Household Goods Carriers Association, Inc. (Kentucky...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged that Smart Inventions, Inc., a California-based direct response TV company, and its Chief Operating Officer, Jon D. Nokes, made false and unsubstantiated...

Registration Continues to Grow, Compliance Remains High Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the National Do Not Call Registry’s launch, the Federal Trade Commission today released updated Do Not...

On June 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law H.R. 1086, which includes the Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2004 (the Act). This Act amends provisions of the National...

The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that, although peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology has benefits, it can create risks to consumers and some consumers may not be...

By unanimous vote, the Federal Trade Commission today closed its investigation into the proposed merger of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. (RJR) and British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s U.S...