Press Conference
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What: Press Conference First enforcement action targeting violations of the National Do Not Call Registry. Bogus “nonprofit” debt negotiation companies misled consumers. Where: FTC Headquarters...
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Press conference
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What: Press conference to announce joint civil/criminal law enforcement initiative targeting spammers charged with engaging in mail fraud, violating the FTC Act, and violating the newly-enacted CAN...
FTC Announces Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Initiative Designed to Stop Deceptive Advertising and Other Scams Aimed at Hispanic Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced its Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Initiative to address the growing problem of deceptive advertising aimed at Spanish-speaking consumers. The...
Announced Action for April 26, 2004
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Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register that would amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule to revise...
FTC Announces New Complaint-Referral Program
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The Federal Trade Commission will refer consumer complaints to the three major national consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) under a new program announced today. The FTC will send the CRAs – Equifax...
FTC Launches Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Initiative
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 , to address the growing problem of deceptive advertising aimed at Spanish-speaking consumers. Where: FTC...
Federal Trade Commission Releases Quarterly Update of Telemarketing Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Actions
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued its fourth quarterly announcement summarizing the agency’s continued enforcement against telemarketing fraud and abuse. The quarterly enforcement update lists...
Announced Action for April 23, 2004
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Commission authorization of the staff to file amicus brief : The Commission has authorized the filing of an amicus brief in the currently pending case, Cole v. U.S. Capital, Inc., et al., No. 03-3331...
Consumers Pull Hair Out Over Late Deliveries; Seller of Depilatory Products Settles FTC Complaint
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with Tactica International, Inc. (Tactica), under which the New York City-based company will pay a $300,000 civil penalty for allegedly...
International Competition Network Conference Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Merger Review Processes, Establishes Cartel Working Group
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At the conclusion of the International Competition Network's (ICN) conference held in Seoul, South Korea, antitrust agencies adopted four additional Recommended Practices for merger notification...
FTC Charges North Carolina Defendants with Attempting to Exploit Promise of Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint against a set of North Carolina-based defendants who allegedly billed consumers, without their consent, for listing them in the National Do Not...
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Identity Theft, Active Duty Alert Regulations
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed rules under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) regarding further definition of the terms “identity theft” and...
FTC Working to Protect Consumers and Businesses from Information Security Breaches
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Government agencies, private industry, and consumers must work vigilantly together to safeguard information security and help create a “culture of security,” according to Federal Trade Commission...
Tower Records Settles FTC Charges
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MTS, Inc., and Tower Direct, LLC, (“Tower”) have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that a security flaw in the Tower Web site exposed customers’ personal information to other Internet...
Court Holds Defendants and their Employees Liable for Civil Contempt for Violating a 2001 Court Order
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A U.S. district court judge has held Roy B. Goodman and his company, Ameritel Payphone Distributors, Inc., in civil contempt for violating the court’s February 2001 permanent injunction. The...
Announced Action for April 20, 2004
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Commission denial of petition requesting a rulemaking proceeding: Following a review of a petition submitted to the FTC, the Commission has voted to deny the request for a rulemaking proceeding...
Clarification: Alyon Technologies Litigation
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The Federal Trade Commission is clarifying an October 29, 2003, press release concerning its case against Alyon Technologies, Inc. Some consumers may have misunderstood the press release as permitting...
Announced Action for April 16, 2004
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Publication of Federal Register notice: The Federal Trade Commission is requesting public comment on various issues related to the state of competition in the contact lens industry. In connection with...
FTC Staff: Development of Daily Value for Trans Fats Would Benefit U.S. Consumers and Competition
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Providing a comment today before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Consumer Protection and...
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Consumer Information and Records Disposal Regulation
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed rule regarding the proper disposal of consumer report information and records under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act...
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