November 30, 1999

• For Release: November 30, 1999
  Exxon/Mobil Agree to Largest FTC Divestiture Ever in Order to Settle FTC Antitrust Charges; Settlement Requires Extensive Restructuring and Prevents Merger of Significant Competing U.S. Assets
  2,431 Gas Stations in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, California and Texas to Be Sold; California Refinery Sale Will Prevent Higher Prices; FTC Says Agreement Will Preserve Competitive Gas Prices

November 29, 1999

• For Your Information: November 29, 1999
  Announced Actions for November 29, 1999
  The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions:
  

November 27, 1999

• For Your Information: November 27, 1999
  Holiday Shopping Online
  This holiday season, no matter what you're in the market for -- the latest high-tech gadget, a rare antique or even the tree you'll put it under -- you're likely to find it online.

November 24, 1999

• For Release: November 24, 1999
  FTC Clears $2.7 Billion Acquisition of Benckiser N.V. by Reckitt & Colman
  All Scrub Free® and Delicare® Businesses Would be Divested to Church & Dwight

November 23, 1999

• For Release: November 23, 1999
  QVC Cable Network and Maker of Cold-eeze Zinc Lozenges Agree to Settle FTC Charges
  Must Possess Competent and Reliable Evidence before Advertising that Product Prevents Colds or Relieves Allergy Symptoms

November 18, 1999

• For Your Information: November 18, 1999
  Internet Commerce and Mail-Order Rule
  The Federal Trade Commission has developed two guides that will help Internet-based businesses comply with federal laws and better serve their customers in the coming holiday season.
  

November 17, 1999

• For Release: November 17, 1999
  Thomas B. Leary Sworn in as Federal Trade Commissioner
  Thomas B. Leary has been sworn in today as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission and has assumed the responsibilities of the office.
  
  
• For Release: November 17, 1999
  California Mining Company Settles FTC Charges That It Defrauded Investors Through Internet Pitch
  Marketing Scheme Played on Consumers' Fears of Y2K Financial Breakdown
  
  
• For Release: November 17, 1999
  FTC and FDA Warn Consumers About Ineffective and Unapproved HIV Test Kits;
  Announce Joint Law Enforcement Actions
  
  
• For Your Information: November 17, 1999
  "Do-Not-Call" Forum Announcement
  The Federal Trade Commission is inviting consumers and other interested parties to participate in a public forum on January 11, 2000, to review the "do-not-call" provision of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).

November 16, 1999

• Media Advisory: November 16, 1999
  FTC Public Workshop on Funeral Rule Review
  The Federal Trade Commission's public workshop conference to discuss areas of significant controversy or divergent opinions raised in the written comments received in response to the recently-initiated review of the Funeral Rule will be held on November 18, 1999.
  
  
• For Your Information: November 16, 1999
  Announced Actions for November 16, 1999
  • Federal Register Notice regarding the Study of the Marketing Practices of the Entertainment Industry and Proposed Topics for Industry Information Requests
    
    
• For Release: November 16, 1999
  Androgen Supplement Marketers to Settle FTC Charges
  Internet Marketers of Dietary Supplement Must Place Safety Warnings On Androgen Supplement Labeling And Advertising

November 12, 1999

• For Release: November 12, 1999
  Thomas B. Leary Confirmed as Federal Trade Commissioner
  Thomas B. Leary was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on November 10, 1999, as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission to a term that expires in September, 2005.
  
  
• Media Advisory: November 12, 1999
  Telemarketing Fraud Target of Unprecedented Interagency Consumer Education Initiative
  Leading national and government agencies, along with several nongovernmental organizations, will be launching an unprecedented consumer education initiative to combat the most pervasive and problematic form of white-collar crime: telemarketing fraud.
  
  
• For Your Information: November 12, 1999
  Announced Actions for November 12, 1999
  The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions:
  

November 10, 1999

• For Release: November 10, 1999
  Precision Castparts, Wyman-Gordon Settle FTC Charges
  Settlement Will Preserve Competition In Aerospace Components Markets

November 9, 1999

• For Release: November 9, 1999
  St. Louis Car Dealerships to Pay $40,000 Penalty For Violating FTC Order Regarding Consumer Leasing Act And Truth in Lending Act
  Two St. Louis car dealerships will pay a $40,000 civil penalty for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission order related to the Consumer Leasing Act ("CLA") and the Truth In Lending Act ("TILA").
  
  
• For Your Information: November 9, 1999
  Staff Advisory to BJC Health System
  Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition has advised counsel for BJC Health System ("BJCHS") that the Non-Profit Institutions Act ("NPIA") protects the proposed purchase of pharmaceuticals by one of its hospitals and their transfer to other affiliated nonprofit institutions in three situations described in BJCHS' request for an advisory opinion.
  

November 8, 1999

• For Your Information: November 8, 1999
  Announced Actions for November 8, 1999
  The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions:
  
  
• For Release: November 8, 1999
  Remarks of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky about Public Workshop on Online Profiling
  We are pleased to jointly sponsor today's workshop with the Commerce Department.
  

November 5, 1999

• For Release: November 5, 1999
  FTC Clears Proposed Merger of Dominion Resources and Consolidated Natural Gas
  Dominion Would be Required to Divest Consolidated's Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.

November 4, 1999

• Media Advisory: November 4, 1999
  Online Profiling; FTC & Commerce Department to Hold Workshop
  Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky and Commerce Secretary William M. Daley will open a public workshop on Monday, November 8, 1999, on online profiling, the practice of tracking information about consumers' preferences and interests online and using that information to create targeted advertising on Web sites.
  
  
• For Release: November 4, 1999
  Remarks of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky at the FTC-FCC Joint Public Forum on Advertising and Marketing of Dial-around and Other Long Distance Services

November 3, 1999

• For Release: November 3, 1999
  Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail (Spam) Could Chill Consumer Confidence in Online Commerce: FTC
  The Federal Trade Commission today said that the proliferation of deceptive unsolicited commercial e-mail - "spam" - is a threat to consumer confidence in online commerce.

November 2, 1999

• Media Advisory: November 2, 1999
  FTC and FCC Join Forces to Address Truth-In-Advertising of Long Distance Services
  For consumers to make informed choices on their telecommunications needs, clear and accurate information is required. The FCC and FTC are joining forces for the first time to highlight the advertising and marketing practices of telecommunications companies.