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December 2, 1997

Public Statement

The Consumer Protection Pyramid: Education, Self-Regulation, and Law Enforcement

Date

December 2, 1997

Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to participate in the 1997 Korea Consumer Festival. I am honored and delighted to be here to tell you about the United States Federal Trade Commission's efforts...

Federal Register Notice

Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Trade Regulation Rule Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request - 16 CFR Part 435

Date

December 2, 1997

Federal Register Notice

Made in USA and Other U.S. Origin Claims

Date

December 2, 1997

December 1, 1997

Report

Individual Reference Services- A Report to Congress

Date

December 1, 1997

Table of Contents Executive Summary I. Introduction II. The Industry A. The Overview B. Types and Sources of Information Available 1. Information from Public Records 2. Information from Other Public...

Appendix D: IRSG Principles (49.93 KB)

Appendix E: Industry Principles -- Commentary (45.6 KB)

Policy Statements

Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims

Date

December 1, 1997

Federal Trade Commission I. INTRODUCTION The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing this statement to provide guidance regarding its enforcement policy with respect to the use of...

Public Statement

Panel Discussion on Technological Innovation, International Trade and Competition Policy

Date

December 1, 1997

The views expressed are those of the commissioner and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Trade Commission or any other commissioner. I am delighted to be here with you this morning to...

Press Release

FTC To Retain "All or Virtually All" Standard for "Made in USA" Advertising and Labeling Claims

Date

December 1, 1997

The Federal Trade Commission has concluded that "Made in USA" advertising and labeling claims will continue to be held to the "all or virtually all" standard that traditionally has been applied by the...

Amicus Briefs

Shweizer v. Trans Union Corp.

Date

December 1, 1997

Citation Number

No. 97-7542

Federal Court

Southern District of New York

Amicus brief of the Federal Trade Commission addressing whether a collection letter that allegedly simulates a telegraph violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Shweizer v. Trans Union Corp. (71.71 KB)

Advocacy Filings

Comment Before the Department of Treasury Concerning Proposed Rule to Implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996

Date

December 1, 1997

Matter Number

V98000

Comment Before the Department of Treasury Concerning Proposed Rule to Implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (74.62 KB)

November 28, 1997

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw" Nets Two Convictions

Date

November 28, 1997

On November 24, 1997, a jury in Los Angeles, California, convicted Ronald Dante, a defendant in one of two cases stemming from the Federal Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw." Dante was convicted of...

Press Release

FTC Accord in Dow/Sentrachem Merger To Maintain Competition in Market for Chelating Chemicals

Date

November 28, 1997

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with The Dow Chemical Company that would allow Dow to complete its proposed $500 million tender offer for...

Case Timeline Item

Dow Chemical Company, The, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 28, 1997

Date

November 28, 1997

Consent Agreement Package (51.88 KB)

Consent Agreement Package (62.22 KB)

November 26, 1997

Press Release

Defendants in FTC Case Targeting Multi-Level Marketing of Travel Business Opportunity and Pyramid Schemes Agrees To Settle Charges

Date

November 26, 1997

Jerome L. Goldberg has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from his involvement with World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work-at...

Press Release

FTC Staff Supports FDA Proposal To Modify Net Quantity of Contents Regulations

Date

November 26, 1997

The staff of the Bureaus of Consumer Protection and Economics of the Federal Trade Commission have advised the Food and Drug Administration that significant benefits are likely to result from adoption...

Press Release

Settlements with Remaining Defendants in FTC Job Services Case Would Bar Them from Job Placement Services and All Telemarketing Businesses

Date

November 26, 1997

Two central players in an Orlando-based telemarketing ring charged by the Federal Trade Commission in June of 1996 with deceptively marketing employment services have agreed to stay out of all job...

Case Timeline Item

World Class Network, Inc., World Class Travel, L.L.C., et al. (timeline item) - November 26, 1997

Date

November 26, 1997

Stipulated Final Judgement and Order For Permanent Injuction as to Defendents World Class Travel, L.L.C and Jerome L. Goldberg (22.59 KB)

November 25, 1997

Press Release

FCC License Investment Scheme Defendants Settle FTC Charges

Date

November 25, 1997

Two additional defendants in a massive scheme to sell Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses as "low risk, high return" investments have agreed to settle...

Case Timeline Item

Metropolitan Communications Corp., et al. (timeline item) - November 25, 1997

Date

November 25, 1997

November 24, 1997

Press Release

Statement of FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky at Joint FTC/HUD Press Conference on "HUD Tracers"

Date

November 24, 1997

Thank you Secretary Cuomo, I am certainly pleased to join you and Assistant Secretary Retsinas in this united effort to reduce fraud on the Internet. "Hud Tracer Surf Day" is the latest in a series of...

Press Release

Uncle Sam Could Owe You! HUD Launches Drive To Refund $70 Million to 100,000 Homebuyers and Gets FTC Help To Protect Consumers from Needless Charges.

Date

November 24, 1997

WASHINGTON -- The federal government today launched a drive to find 100,000 homebuyers owed $70 million in refunds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and began a crackdown on...

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