Commission Actions

In the past 12 months, the Federal Trade Commission has received 9,000 complaints from consumers about telephone bill cramming -- the practice of causing unauthorized charges for a variety of goods or...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 22 filed a comment with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) about the regulations governing regulated electric utilities and their...

An informal surf of the websites maintained by the manufacturers of many consumer products reveals that companies could do more to educate consumers about potential Year 2000 problems, according to...

What: The Federal Trade Commission will host a Press Conference to announce three new initiatives -- including an unprecedented step to reach out to every household in America -- to help state and...

Enactment of the "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998" is important and necessary to protect the privacy of children when they go online, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The Commission...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 17 voted to file comments with the Virginia Real Estate Board about proposed changes to its real estate broker and salesperson licensing...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged Boral Ltd. and LaFarge SA with violating federal antitrust laws by establishing a joint venture, Monier Lifetile LLC, that combined the concrete roofing tile...

The Federal Trade Commission, in an effort to keep supermarket prices competitive in Montana and Wyoming, has negotiated an agreement with Albertson's, Inc. and Buttrey Food and Drug Store Company...

Three producers of over-the-counter head lice treatments would modify their advertising to respond to the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that they made false and unsubstantiated claims...