Year 2000 (Y2K) Conversion
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What: The President's Council on Year 2000 (Y2K) Conversion and the Federal Trade Commission, chair of the Council's Consumer Affairs Working Group, will hold a press conference to launch a toll-free...
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Settlements with Canada-Based Telemarketing Company and U.S. Credit Card Laundering Operation Nets $1,381,000 in Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced landmark settlements with foreign scam operators netting more than $1.3 million in redress for American consumers. These settlements stem from the FTC's...
BP/AMOCO Agree to Divest Gas Stations and Terminals to Satisfy FTC Antitrust Concerns
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The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. ("BP") and Amoco Corporation ("Amoco") have agreed to make certain divestitures and to free up more than 1,600 gas stations in 30 markets in order to satisfy...
Medical Billing Business Scam Settles FTC Charges
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Promoters of home-based medical billing businesses sold on the basis of fabulous earnings claims have agreed to settle FTC charges that the earnings claims were deceptive. The settlement bars the...
Commission Extends Public Comment Period on Pay-Per-Call Rule Revisions
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the date by which comments must be submitted concerning the review of its Trade Regulation Rule Pursuant to the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution...
FTC Rescinds Adhesives and Decorative Wall Paneling Guides
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In Federal Register notices published on December 21 the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is rescinding two of its guides - the Guides Against Deceptive Labeling and Advertising of Adhesive...
Announced Actions for December 23, 1998 [B]
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...
Announced Actions for December 23, 1998 [A]
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...
FTC Files Fourth Action To Combat Telephone Bill Cramming
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A fourth action against yet another telephone bill "crammer" was announced today by the Federal Trade Commission. Cramming is the practice of causing unauthorized charges to appear on consumers' phone...
Pyramid Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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Two former officers of FutureNet, an alleged pyramid scheme, agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their scheme violated federal law. The settlement would bar the defendants from...
Business Guide for Complying with "Made in USA" Standard Released by FTC Staff
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A Guide for businesses that make "Made In USA" claims was released today by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission. The business publication, " Complying With the Made in USA Standard," will help...
Surf Day Monitors Investment Opportunities
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Looking for an investment opportunity that is "unaffected by the volatile stock market," guarantees "virtually unlimited profits" and "minimizes or eliminates risk factors"? Consumers need surf no...
Mylan, Nation's Second Largest Generic Drug Maker, Charged with Restraint of Trade, Conspiracy & Monopolization
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Mylan Laboratories, Inc., the nation’s second largest generic drug manufacturer, and three other companies, were charged today by the Federal Trade Commission with restraint of trade, monopolization...
Maker of Devices to Protect Computers from Power Fluctuations Settles FTC Charges over Ad Claims
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General Signal Power Systems, Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that claims in advertisements about the effectiveness of its "Uninterruptible Power Supplies" (UPS) -- devices...
FTC Recognized For Its Efforts To Combat Telemarketing Fraud
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Law enforcement agencies continue to set their sights on fraudulent telemarketers. As part of "Operation Double Barrel," announced today by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission was...
Price Check II Shows Scanner Accuracy Has Improved Since 1996 - Statement of Robert E. Hebner, NIST
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The Department of Commerce, and particularly the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is gratified to see that 43 percent of the inspected stores were perfect -- that is they passed with no...
Price Check II Shows Scanner Accuracy Has Improved Since 1996
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A survey conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and weights and measures offices in 37 jurisdictions concluded...
Announced Actions for December 15, 1998
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The...
Defendants Agree to Pay $13 Million in Consumer Redress To Settle FTC Charges about Deceptive Billing Practices
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Four corporate defendants in a case filed by the Federal Trade Commission in April have agreed to pay up to $13 million in consumer redress to settle charges that they deceptively billed consumers for...
FTC Sues Infomercial Maker to Collect Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court to impose civil penalties on two defendants who have failed to obey an FTC order requiring them to pay $500,000 in consumer redress...
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