News Releases for June 2000
June 30, 2000
- For Your Information: June 30, 2000
Announced Actions for June 30, 2000
Recieved application for approval in Duke Energy Corp., et al; gave final approval to consent agreements in Efamol Nutraceuticals, Inc., Zim Textile Corporation, and Service Corporation International.
June 29, 2000
- For Release: June 29, 2000
"Operation Cure.all" Nets Shark Cartilage Promoters: Two Companies Charged with Making False And Unsubstantiated Claims for Their Shark Cartilage And Skin Cream as Cancer Treatments
Settlement Includes One Million Dollar Judgment
- For Release: June 29, 2000
FTC Settles Charges of Misleading Advertising by Three Companies Selling Low-Cost and "Free" PCs
Cases Highlight Need for Clearer Advertising Disclosures
June 28, 2000
- For Release: June 28, 2000
FTC Chairman Testifies Before House Committee Regarding Recent Midwest Gasoline Price Increases
- Opening Statement of Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission before Committees of the House of Representatives
- Opening Statement of Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission before Committees of the House of Representatives
- For Release: June 28, 2000
Commission on Online Child Protection
Request for Comments on Filtering, Labeling, and Rating Technologies
June 27, 2000
- Media Advisory: June 27, 2000
FTC Will Hold Public Workshop on B2B Electronic Marketplaces;
Event to Be Held in Jefferson Auditorium at U.S. Department of Agriculture
- For Release: June 27, 2000
Information Brokers Settle FTC Charges
"Pretexting" To Obtain Consumers' Private Financial Data Barred
- For Your Information: June 27, 2000
FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress for 1998 Pursuant to the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1998 shows that cigarette sales fell from 1997 to 1998, but advertising and promotional expenditures increased significantly.
June 26, 2000
- For Release: June 26, 2000
Sweeping Chicago's North Shore, FTC and State Investigators Check Used Car Dealers for Required "Buyers Guides"
Of 14 Dealers Surveyed, Only Two-thirds Were in Compliance with Commission's Rule
- For Release: June 26, 2000
FTC Announces Settlements Requiring Disclosure of Cigar Health Risks
Landmark Agreements Require Strong Warnings On Both Packaging and Advertisements
June 23, 2000
- Media Advisory: June 23, 2000
Major Press Conference on New Health Warnings
Press conference to announce important agreements on the subject of new health warnings for consumers.
- For Release: June 23, 2000
Two Defendants in Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Scam Settle FTC Charges;
Both Must Obtain Performance Bonds
- For Your Information: June 23, 2000
Announced Actions for June 23, 2000
Federal Register notice of proposed self-regulatory guidelines by ESRB Privacy Online
June 22, 2000
- For Release: June 22, 2000
FTC Will Ask Court to Block Swedish Match's Proposed Acquisition of National Tobacco's Loose Leaf Chewing Tobacco
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will ask a federal district court to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent Swedish Match AB's proposed $165 million acquisition of brands and other assets of National Tobacco Company, L.P.
- For Release: June 22, 2000
FTC Charges Three California Companies with Deceptively Marketing and Selling Auction Materials for Homes and Cars
Three federal district court judges in Los Angeles this week ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of three California-based companies that sell informational guides on how to purchase seized and repossessed cars and foreclosed homes.
- For Release: June 22, 2000
FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky Comments on Midwestern Gas Prices
Pitofsky issued the following statement today on Capitol Hill
June 21, 2000
- For Release: June 21, 2000
FTC Launches New Appliance Web Site
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the launch of a new section on its Web site that is devoted to providing appliance energy information for consumers, appliance manufacturers and dealers.
June 20, 2000
- For Release: June 20, 2000
FTC Acts to Stop Credit Card "Protection" Fraud
Actions Highlight Law Enforcement Success Regarding Misleading Telemarketing Offers
- For Release: June 20, 2000
FTC, States and Canadian Provinces Launch Crackdown on Outfits Falsely Promising Credit Cards and Loans for an Advance Fee
In another aggressive sweep targeting corporations and individuals that promise loans and credit cards for an advance fee, but never deliver them, the Federal Trade Commission, state Attorneys General and other state agencies today announced the results of the latest crackdown on telemarketing companies and individuals allegedly engaging in advance fee loan scams.
June 19, 2000
- For Release: June 19, 2000
FTC'S June 29-30 Workshop on B2B Electronic Marketplaces to be Held in Jefferson Auditorium at U.S. Department of Agriculture
Due to an unexpectedly large showing of public interest in its workshop: "Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces," the Federal Trade Commission announced today that the workshop's location has been changed to accommodate a large attendance.
- For Release: June 19, 2000
FTC Order Clears Way for $90 Billion Merger of Pfizer Inc. and Warner-Lambert Company
Commission Consent Agreement will Protect Competition for Several Key Drugs
June 16, 2000
- For Your Information: June 16, 2000
Announced Actions for June 16, 2000
Request to modify order in Alliant Techsystems, Inc.; finalized consents in Alternative Cigarettes, Inc., Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Puerto Rico, QVC, Inc., and Bumble Bee Seafoods, Inc.; approved and/or disapproved various actions in Ceridian Corporation.
June 15, 2000
- For Release: June 15, 2000
FTC Chairman Pitofsky Speaks on The Application of Antitrust Law to The New Economy
Addresses Relationship Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property In The 21st Century
June 14, 2000
- For Release: June 14, 2000
Consumers Can 'Rest Easy' Following FTC Settlements with Two Used Mattress Resellers
Federal, State Actions Come as Part of Crackdown During May's 'Better Sleep Month'- Español (Spanish Version)
- Español (Spanish Version)
June 13, 2000
- Corrected For Release: June 13, 2000
FTC Testifies on Telemarketing Legislation (Corrected 06/14/00)
Agency Supports Consumer Choice Over Whether To Receive Telemarketers' Calls
- For Your Information: June 13, 2000
Announced Actions for June 13, 2000
Approval of consent agreements with Day Trading International; CompuTrade LLC, et al.; and Ellery Coleman d/b/a Granite Investments; along with Simmons Rockwell Ford Mercury, Inc.; Simmons Rockwell Autoplaza, Inc.; Don Simmons, Inc.; Donald M. Simmons, II; and Richard L. Rockwell; and Red Noland Cadillac, Inc.; R.N. Motors, Inc.; and Nelson B. Noland; Approval of application for divestiture in Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
- For Release: June 13, 2000
Federal Trade Commission Testifies on Online Profiling Report
Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, presented FTC testimony today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the Commission's report titled "Online Profiling: A Report to Congress."
- For Release: June 13, 2000
Riley Manufactured Homes, Inc. and Company President Agree to Settle Truth in Lending Act Violations
Ads for Financing Lacked Key Disclosures
June 12, 2000
- For Release: June 12, 2000
Sweeping The District, FTC Staff And D.C. Investigators Check Used Car Dealers For Required "Buyers Guides"
Two-Thirds of Dealers' Lots Found to Have 'Significant' Compliance Problems
June 9, 2000
- Media Advisory: June 9, 2000
FTC, Corporation Counsel to Announce Results of 'Used Car Rule' Sweep in Washington, D.C.
The Federal Trade Commission and the District of Columbia's Corporation Counsel will hold a joint press conference on Monday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m. to announce the results of its sweep of used car dealers in Washington, D.C. to enforce the Commission's Used Car Rule.
- For Your Information: June 9, 2000
Announced Actions for June 9, 2000
Amendment of a complaint in Advanced Public Communications Corporation; Approval of application for divestiture in Exxon Mobil Corporation; Approval of application for proposed divestiture in VNU, N.V.; Announcement of public comment period on Guides for the Household Furniture Industry; issue of Annual Report on the Fair Debt Collecetion Practices Act.
June 6, 2000
- Announcement of Agenda for First Public Hearing: June 6, 2000
Commission on Online Child Protection
Announcement of Agenda for First Public Hearing
- For Your Information: June 6, 2000
Announced Actions for June 6, 2000
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions:
June 5, 2000
- For Your Information: June 5, 2000
FTC, Commerce to Host Online Dispute Resolution Workshop
Alternative Dispute Resolution for E-Commerce Transactions to be Explored
- For Release: June 5, 2000
Commission on Online Child Protection
Request for Comments on A One-Click Away@ Resources, Age Verification Systems and Creation of an Adult Domain
June 2, 2000
- For Release: June 2, 2000
FTC to Seek Injunction to Block Kroger Co. Purchase of Winn-Dixie Supermarkets in Texas and Oklahoma
Commission Cites Competitive Concerns in Fort Worth, Several Smaller Texas Cities