Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, at 11 am EST to announce the settlement with a major U.S. company over alleged violations of the FTC’s Do Not...

The Federal Trade Commission is offering energy conversation tips to help consumers save money in every room of the house. The Web site, Saving Starts @ Home: The Insider Story on Conserving Energy...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning final amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Rules, 16 C.F.R. Parts 801...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amicus brief: The Commission has authorized the filing of an amicus brief in In re Tamoxifen Citrate Antitrust Litigation, a case pending before the U.S...

In a unanimous administrative opinion and order made public today, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that North Texas Specialty Physicians (NTSP), an association of independent physicians in the...

Shoe discounter DSW Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its failure to take reasonable security measures to protect sensitive customer data was an unfair practice that...

Two Internet-based companies and their principals are permanently barred from misrepresenting any product or service, and will pay refunds to their consumer victims to settle Federal Trade Commission...

Commission approval of application for revised safe harbor program: The Commission has approved an application submitted by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) asking that it be allowed to...

According to a new study released today by the Federal Trade Commission, spammers continue to harvest email addresses from public areas of the Internet, but Internet Service Providers’ anti-spam...

The Federal Trade Commission, together with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has announced that it will hold a series of public hearings designed to examine the...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it found a high level of compliance in East Texas with the FTC’s Funeral Rule, which protects consumers from abusive practices in the funeral industry...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new Spanish-language consumer education campaign to help consumers stay safe online. The campaign, Alerta en Linea, is part of a broad initiative developed...

Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the FTC’s Performance Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005. As required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning DaVita, Inc. and Gambro AB...

Spammers who sent millions of illegal e-mail messages – including sexually explicit messages – have paid $621,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal laws...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that Barry Nigro, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 18, 2005, and...

A Costa Rican operation that used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, shell corporations, aliases, and shills to con U.S. consumers into investing in a bogus business opportunity has been...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a recent sweep of 12 funeral homes in the Columbus, Ohio area, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Six of the funeral homes were...

Three corporations and their officers have been barred from making false promises to consumers concerning employment with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under the terms of a temporary restraining...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has received a final court order barring several Canadian-based telemarketers from misleading U.S. consumers about their ability – for a fee – to shield...