Announced Action for May 5, 1998
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
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Defendants in Credit Repair Scheme Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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Two Bellevue, Washington companies, CRA Champion Credit, Inc. and CRA Financial Services, Inc., and the companies' two principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced charges Against Internic Technology Pty Ltd.
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a letter today stating that Internic Software, Inc., an Australian organization copying the official domain name registration services of Network...
FTC Staff Comments on Electric Utility Market Monitoring
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In response to a request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today submitted a comment about FERC’s policy conference on independent system...
From Bouquets to Bangles: New FTC Brochures Offer Tips for Consumes and Merchants
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Mother’s Day is May 10 and it’s a time when many consumers purchase flowers and jewelry as gifts. The Federal Trade Commission has three publications that can help ensure consumers aren’t disappointed...
Invention Promotion Firm Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
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Eureka Solutions International, Inc. and OEM Communications, both based in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and company president and founder Gregory S. Bender, have agreed to settle Federal Trade...
Announced Actions for April 28, 1998
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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 consent order...
Telemarketers Offering "Guaranteed" Profits Deceived Investors, FTC Said
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A federal district court in Nevada has temporarily halted what the Federal Trade Commission alleges to be a deceptive Ponzi scheme that bilked consumers out of millions of dollars. According to the...
FTC Ensures That Digital's Alpha Chip -- a Key Rival to Intel's Chips -- Remains Competitive
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A proposed agreement to resolve Federal Trade Commission antitrust concerns arising from Intel Corporation's acquisition of Digital Equipment Corporation's microprocessor assets would preserve...
FTC Action Against Three Companies Highlights 800/900 Number Billing Fraud
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In its first action attacking the practice of "cramming" -- charging consumers on their actual phone bills or on look-alike bills for services they have not purchased -- the FTC today announced the...
FTC Expands Definition of "Recyclable" and "Recycled" Claims Agency Updating Its "Green Guides"
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has revised a portion of its Environmental Marketing Guides ("Green Guides") to expand the definitions of certain terms to reflect current consumer...
Announced Actions for April 22, 1998
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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 consent order...
Announced Actions for April 21, 1998
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...
Announced Actions for April 17, 1998
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...
Navistar Seeks Exemption From FTC Franchise Rule
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Navistar International Transportation Corporation has asked the Federal Trade Commission to exempt the company’s truck dealership operations from the disclosure requirements of the FTC’s Franchise...
FTC Reports Second Year Accomplishments of Fraud-Busting Campaigns
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The Internet is quickly becoming the marketplace of choice for deceitful telemarketers and a new generation of fraud that uses increasingly sophisticated technology, according to a report issued today...
FTC and Missouri Attorney General Seek to Block Merger of the Only General Hospitals in Butler County, Missouri
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The Federal Trade Commission said today it will seek a federal district court order to block the proposed merger of Lucy Lee Hospital, owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet), and Doctors...
April 16, 1998
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The Federal Trade Commission today published in the Federal Register a final rule amending its procedures related to applications for prior approval of divestitures, acquisitions, or similar...
Fraudulent Magazine Marketers Settle FTC/State Charges
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National Scholastic Society, Inc., doing business as University Society Publishers Periodicals, and David C. Beasley, Jr., have agreed to post a $250,000 performance bond before engaging in any...
FTC Halts Internet Auction House Scam
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federal district judge has issued a temporary restraining order and frozen the assets of an Internet merchant who used online "auction houses" to offer merchandise, but never delivered the goods to...
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