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September 17, 1996
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Exxon Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 17, 1996
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-E
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September 16, 1996
Staff Comments on Open Video Systems
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has told the Copyright Office that consumers could benefit through lower costs and more robust competition if open video systems (OVS) were covered by the...
FTC and Massachuesetts AG Announce Ten Funeral Home in Massachusetts are in Violation of Federal Rule
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The largest funeral home "sweep" in the country has just been completed in Massachusetts. Using test shoppers, the Federal Trade Commission and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office visited...
Federal Register Notice
NGC Corporation; Proposed Consent Agreement With Analysis To Aid Public Comment
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September 13, 1996
Announced Actions for September 13, 1996
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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 order binding...
AMOCO to Settle FTC Charges Over "Crystal Clear" Ad Campaign
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Amoco Oil Company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its "Crystal Clear Amoco Ultimate" advertising campaign included unsubstantiated claims that Amoco premium gasoline...
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New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 13, 1996
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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September 12, 1996
FTC Requires Restructuring of Time Warner/Turner Deal: Settlement Resolves Charges that Deal Would Reduce Cable Industry Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a restructuring of the acquisition by Time Warner Inc. of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. originally valued at $7.5 billion. Time...
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Time Warner, Inc.; Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Tele-Communications, Inc.; and Liberty Media Corporation (timeline item) - September 12, 1996
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Complaint
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Consent Agreement
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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Appendix I (Interim Agreement)
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Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Starek
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September 11, 1996
FTC Announces Results of Another Funeral Homes Sweep
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In another series of cases emerging from a nationwide crackdown on funeral homes that fail to give consumers price list and other required information, the Federal Trade Commission today announced...
Major Debt Collection Agency Agrees to Pay $146,000 Civil Penalty
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United Creditors Alliance Corporation, a major nationwide debt collection agency, has agreed to pay a $146,000 civil penalty in settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that it repeatedly...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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September 10, 1996
Joint FTC-Canadian Task Force to Combat Cross-Border Fraud Established
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The Federal Trade Commission and Industry Canada today announced the formation of a U.S.-Canadian Task Force on Cross-Border Deceptive Marketing Practices. The Task Force was established in order to...
FTC has dismissed its complaint against Coca Cola Bottling Company of the Southwest
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The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its complaint against Coca Cola Bottling Company of the Southwest, in which it had charged that the firm’s acquisition of the San Antonio, Texas-area Dr...
Defendants in FTC Candy Vending Machine Case are Banned from Offering Future Business Ventures
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Allstate Business Consultants Group, Inc., based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Edward Wong, president; and Enrico Pace, CEO of the company, have agreed to permanently discontinue their marketing and...
Announced Actions for September 10, 1996
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Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on applications for prior approval of transactions from the following entities...
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Precision Moulding Co., Inc. (timeline item) - September 10, 1996
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of the Southwest (timeline item) - September 10, 1996
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