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FTC Staff Concludes that Alabama Motor Fuels Marketing Act Restricts Competition

Date

January 29, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics have sent a letter to Alabama House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore, Demetrius C. Newton...

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FTC Staff: Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act Likely Raises Gas Prices

Date

October 16, 2003

In comments provided on October 15 at the request of Wisconsin State Rep. Shirley Krug, the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics stated...

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Revised New York Gasoline Bill Could Still Harm Consumers, Says FTC Staff

Date

July 28, 2003

In comments provided last Friday at the request of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competition stated that...

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FTC Staff Sends North Carolina Comments On Bill Regarding Below-cost Sale of Motor Fuels

Date

May 21, 2003

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition yesterday filed comments with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and State...

Feb26

Event

Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Hearings

February 26, 2003 | 1:30PM - October 1, 2003 | 12:30PM

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice will commence public hearings in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 2003 on the implications of competition law and policy for health care...

Press Release

Gasoline Price Controls Would Likely Harm Hawaii's Consumers

Date

January 28, 2003

Policies other than gasoline price controls provide the best options for reducing retail gasoline prices and preventing gasoline shortages in Hawaii, according to Jerry Ellig, Deputy Director of the...

Oct08

Event

Possible Anticompetitive Efforts to Restrict Competition on the Internet

October 8, 2002 | 12:00AM - October 10, 2002 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop to explore how certain state regulations and private business practices may be having significantly anticompetitive effects on e-commerce. Some private estimates...

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Agenda for Public Workshop on Anticompetitive Efforts to Restrict Competition on the Internet

Date

October 7, 2002

What: A public workshop to explore possible anticompetitive efforts to restrict competition on the Internet. While much of this regulation and conduct undoubtedly has pro-competitive and pro-consumer...

Sep09

Event

Workshop on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy

September 9, 2002 | 12:00AM - September 10, 2002 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop on the implications of competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery. The workshop considered the impact of competition law and policy on the cost...

Press Release

Proposed New York Gasoline Legislation Could Harm Consumers, Says FTC Staff

Date

August 14, 2002

In comments provided last week at the request of New York Governor George Pataki, staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition and Office of Policy Planning noted that two pieces of...

Press Release

FTC Staff Sends Virginia House of Delegates Comments on Bill Regarding Below-Cost Sales of Motor Fuels

Date

February 18, 2002

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competition today filed comments with the Commonwealth of Virginia's House of Delegates, at its request, regarding...

Feb02

Event

Competition and IP Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy Hearings

February 2, 2002 | 2:00PM - November 6, 2002 | 4:00PM

A series of FTC and DOJ hearings.

May07

Event

Emerging Issues for Competition Policy in the World of E-Commerce

May 7, 2001 | 12:00AM - May 8, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop to examine selected issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") and business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic marketplaces.

Jun29

Event

Workshop on Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces

June 29, 2000 | 12:00AM - June 30, 2000 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop to examine issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") electronic marketplaces.

May31

Event

Workshop on Slotting Allowances and Other Grocery Marketing Practices

May 31, 2000 | 12:00AM - June 1, 2000 | 12:00AM

Slotting allowances are the lump-sum, up-front payments that manufacturers of food items often pay in order to get new products on supermarket shelves. The goals of the workshop were to provide a...

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors

Date

April 7, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued "Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors." They are the first set...

Sep13

Event

Workshop: Market Power and Consumer Protection Issues Involved with Encouraging Competition in the U.S. Electric Industry

September 13, 1999 | 12:00AM - September 14, 1999 | 12:00AM

In recent years, states and the federal government have taken steps to encourage restructuring and competition in the electric industry, including the elimination of regulatory barriers. The intent of...

Mar17

Event

Joint Venture Roundtables

March 17, 1998 | 12:00AM - March 31, 1998 | 12:00AM

Jul01

Event

Joint Venture Hearings on Antitrust Guidelines for Collaboration Among Competitors

July 1, 1997 | 12:00AM

Report

Anticipating the 21st Century: Competition and Consumer Protection Policy in the New High-Tech, Global Marketplace

Date

May 1, 1996

Forces of globalization and innovation that have been rippling through our economy for more than 200 years are now ripping up the established terrain of many economic sectors. Whether driven by...

Anticipating the 21st Century: Competition Policy in the New High-Tech, Global Marketplace -- Volume I (2.81 MB)

Anticipating the 21st Century: Consumer Protection Policy in the New High-Tech, Global Marketplace -- Volume II (795.85 KB)

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