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October 7, 1998
October 6, 1998
FTC Files Comment with FCC About Advanced Telecom Services
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On September 25, the Federal Trade Commission staff filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission about competition issues related to FCC's proposed framework for the development and...
One of Country's Largest Debt Collectors Agrees to Pay Record $1 Million Civil Penalty to Settle Charges of Violating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Nationwide Credit, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that the company violated...
FTC Staff and Washington, D.C. and Oregon Officials Check Used Car Lots for "Buyers Guide"
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission and local investigators recently checked used car lots in Washington, D.C. and Oregon to evaluate compliance with the FTC's Used Car Rule, which requires used car...
Las Vegas Filmmaking Telemarketers in FTC Investment Fraud Case Permanently Banned from Engaging in Telemarketing Activities
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Four individuals and four companies, named by the Federal Trade Commission in its "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, have agreed to settle FTC charges that they, and others, made...
Announced Action(s) for October 6, 1998
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...
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TrendMark Inc., also d/b/a TrendMark International, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 6, 1998
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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Nationwide Credit, Inc., U.S. (timeline item) - October 6, 1998
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Consent Decree
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October 5, 1998
Court Halts Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Scam Following FTC Charges
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A federal District Court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of a Hollywood, Florida company and its principals selling "talking" vending machines and pre-paid...
"Project $cholar$cam" Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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A Florida company and its officers have been banned from providing scholarship services and business information reporting services as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges...
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National Scholarship Foundation, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - October 5, 1998
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Intel Corporation, In the Matter of (1999) (timeline item) - October 5, 1998
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Revised Scheduling Order
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October 4, 1998
October 2, 1998
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Activities in the International Antitrust Area S.2252
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By
Robert Pitofsky, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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FTC Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on International Antitrust Issues
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony on international antitrust issues before a Senate Subcommittee. Pitofsky explained that the FTC applies its...
October 1, 1998
FTC Announces Reorganization of Its Competition Bureau
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William J. Baer, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, has announced a reorganization within the Bureau and the appointment of three new Assistant Directors. The Bureau's...
Shell Oil Company to Divest Parts of Gas Pipeline System in Oklahoma and Texas to Resolve FTC Competition Concerns over ANR Acquisition
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Shell Oil Company and its subsidiary, Tejas Energy, LLC, have agreed to divest approximately 171 miles of their natural gas pipeline system in Oklahoma and Texas in order to settle Federal Trade...
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