The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

GET NOTICED, an inter-agency public workshop co-sponsored by the eight federal agencies responsible for implementing and enforcing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, has announced its agenda, including panel...

Commissioner Orson Swindle of the Federal Trade Commission will be available on Thursday, November 29th after 3 p.m. to discuss the impact of the recently enacted Patriot Act on consumers...

Petition to reopen and modify Commission order: The Commission has received a petition to reopen and modify a final FTC order. Through this petition, Aventis S.A. (formerly Hoechst AG and Rhone...

We are pleased that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has released its new monograph, Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Tar Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. We understand...

A federal court has temporarily ordered a halt to the allegedly fraudulent business practices of three companies and one individual that allegedly operated a massive scheme in Schaumburg, Illinois in...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois will host a press conference on Monday, November 26, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. CST at FTC Regional Headquarters...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has negotiated an agreement with The Hearst Corporation (Hearst), which staff will propose to the Commission as a way to settle a permanent injunction action...

An Internet operation that conned consumers into paying membership fees and turning over sensitive personal and financial information by deceptively claiming it would pay for their Internet access has...

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Web site operators who suggest using such things as oregano oil or zinc mineral water to treat illnesses like anthrax that it is aware of no scientific proof...

The Federal Trade Commission's Division of Enforcement announced today that it recently conducted a surf of 110 Internet retailers offering top-selling holiday items. The purpose of the "HolidaySmarts...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today announced that the Commission and the Department of Justice will host public hearings to develop a better understanding of how to manage the...

The FTC today announced a consent decree that will prohibit a Pennsylvania-based seller of computer systems from violating the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Mail Order or Telephone Order...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris told a gathering of corporate general counsel today that although there are some significant differences between the substantive approaches of the...

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

EVENT: Small Business Recovery Forum – Government Agencies, Trade Associations and Business Organizations Announce Public Forum to Provide Information to Affected Small Businesses. WHO: Seedco – Becky...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged two Las Vegas companies that arrange for consumers' private automobiles to be transported by truck, rail, or ship to various destinations throughout the United...

Participants at the Federal Trade Commission's workshop on office supply fraud identified employee education and training as a top priority for combating the estimated $200 million a year problem...

The marketers of the Super FuelMAX automotive fuel-line magnet, advertised as providing dramatic fuel-saving and emissions-reducing benefits, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...