News Releases April 2001
April 30, 2001
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For Release: April 30, 2001
Chairman Robert Pitofsky to Leave FTC in Early June
Chairman Robert Pitofsky today reiterated his intention to resign as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission upon confirmation of his successor, but announced his intention to depart regardless of the timing of confirmation of a successor in early June of this year. - For Your Information: April 30, 2001
Announced Actions for April 30, 2001
Final approval of consent in Alaska Healthcare Network, Inc.; approval of extension of time period in the matter of Baxter International, Inc.; release of Commission report: The Twenty-third Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Program
April 26, 2001
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For Release: April 26, 2001
FTC Supports Legislation to Limit Junk E-Mail
Proliferation of Deceptive E-Mail Poses Threat to Consumer Confidence Agency Says - For Release: April 26, 2001
Three Advance Fee Credit Card Defendants Settle FTC Charges
Settlement Includes Ban From Selling Any Credit-Related Goods or Services
April 25, 2001
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For Release: April 25, 2001
FTC Chairman Testifies Before Senate Committee on Merger Enforcement in the Gasoline Industry
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky presented the Commission's testimony today before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation concerning FTC merger enforcement in the gasoline industry.
April 24, 2001
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For Release: April 24, 2001
FTC Releases Follow-Up Report on The Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
Study Finds Companies in Motion Picture and Electronic Game Industries Have Demonstrated Some Progress Since the September 2000 Report; Recording Industry Has Not Visibly Responded - For Release: April 24, 2001
United States and Twelve Countries Unveil e-consumer.gov
Internet-based Project to Gather and Share Cross-Border e-Commerce Complaints Announced at International Marketing Supervision Network ("IMSN") Conference in New York
April 23, 2001
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Media Advisory: April 23, 2001
United States and Twelve Countries Unveil Econsumer.gov
On April 24, at 11:15 a.m., the Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference to unveil econsumer.gov, a joint effort to gather and share cross-border e-commerce complaints.
April 20, 2001
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For Your Information: April 20, 2001
Announced Action for April 20, 2001
Appointment of Molly G. Boast, Director, Bureau of Competition -
For Your Information: April 20, 2001
Announced Actions for April 20, 2001
Final approval of consent in Enerjet Corporation; announcement of several consumer brochures on home heating/cooling and automobile fuel efficiency - For Release: April 20, 2001
New Mexico Vending Machine Franchisors Settle FTC Charges
Defendants Were Part of FTC's "Project Biz-illion$" Sweep
April 19, 2001
- For Release: April 19, 2001
Entertainment Software Rating Board Awarded "Safe Harbor" Status
Program Will Promote Compliance with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
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For Release: April 19, 2001
FTC Receives OMB Clearance to Conduct a Study of Generic Drug Competition
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has received clearance from the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a study of U.S. generic drug competition. The study will enable the Commission to provide a more complete picture of how generic drug competition has developed under the Hatch-Waxman Act, which governs the Food and Drug Administration's approval process of generic drugs. -
For Release: April 19, 2001
FTC Announces Settlements with Web Sites That Collected Children's Personal Data Without Parental Permission
Three Web Operators Agree to Pay Civil Penalties to Settle Violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act -
For Release: April 19, 2001
FTC Settles Charges Against Stoker, Inc. in Case Involving Alleged Violations of Health Warning Requirements for Smokeless Tobacco Products
In an enforcement action challenging the adequacy of health warnings on the packages and in the advertisements of smokeless tobacco products, the Federal Trade Commission today announced it has agreed to settle charges against Stoker, Inc., based in Dresden, Tennessee.
April 18, 2001
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For Your Information: April 18, 2001
Announced Action for April 18, 2001 [Corrected]
Final approval of order in America Online, Inc./Time Warner, Inc. -
For Release: April 18, 2001
As Part of "Operation Detect Pretext" FTC Sues to Halt "Pretexting"
Using False Pretenses to Steal Consumers' Personal Financial Information Violates The Law
April 17, 2001
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For Release: April 17, 2001
Two Vending Machine Franchisors Pay Civil Penalty To Settle FTC Charges
Defendants Were Part of FTC's "Project Biz-illion$" Sweep -
For Your Information: April 17, 2001
Announced Actions for April 17, 2001
Civil penalty judgment in Alpine Industries and its principal, William J. Converse -
For Release: April 17, 2001
Web Crammers Settle FTC Charges
Consumers Charged For "Free Trials"
April 16, 2001
- For Release: April 16, 2001
Appeals Court Upholds FTC Order;
Trans Union Must Stop Illegal Sales of Consumer Reports to Target Marketers
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a Federal Trade Commission decision ordering the Trans Union Corporation to stop selling consumer reports in the form of target marketing lists to marketers who lack an authorized purpose for receiving them under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA").
April 13, 2001
- For Your Information: April 13, 2001
Announced Actions for April 13, 2001
Approval of Request for divestiture in El Paso Energy Corporation.
April 12, 2001
- For Release: April 12, 2001
California Telemarketers Barred for Seven Years from Selling Work-at-home Business Opportunities, as Part of Settlement with the FTC
Defendants Were Part of FTC's "Project Biz-illion$" Sweep
- Media Advisory: April 12, 2001
FTC to Host Conference on Cashmere Product Labeling
Staff of the Federal Trade Commission will host a half-day conference on May 4, 2001, at its Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to discuss proper labeling of cashmere products.
April 10, 2001
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For Release: April 10, 2001
FTC Files Complaint Regarding Alleged Travel Fraud
Most Recent Case Follows Last Summer's Federal/State "Operation Travel Unravel" Sweep
April 9, 2001
- For Your Information: April 9, 2001
Announced Actions for April 9, 2001
Approval of FTC's FY 2002 Budget Overview Statement and the Government Performance and Results Act ("GPRA") Performance Plans for 2001 and 2002
April 6, 2001
- For Release: April 06, 2001
FTC Accepts Divestiture to Preserve Competition in the Market for Postal Automation Systems
The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a consent order to remedy the likely anticompetitive effects stemming from the proposed acquisition by Siemens AG ("Siemens") of certain voting securities of Atecs Mannesmann AG ("Atecs") from Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") for approximately $9 billion.
- For Release: Date (September 13,2006)
Court Order Bars Defendants from "Cramming" Prepaid Calling Card Charges onto Consumers' Phone Bills
Requires Proper Disclosure of All Information Related to Telephone Billing Transactions
- For Your Information: April 6, 2001
Announced Actions for April 6, 2001
Publication of Federal Register notice regarding Continued Publication of the FTC's Reports on Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco; release of Federal Trade Commission Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2000
April 4, 2001
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For Release: April 5, 2001
Fraud Could Curb Growth of Internet
FTC Law Enforcers Must Be More Creative, Cooperative to Combat Online Fraud -
For Release: April 4, 2001
FTC Charges Hearst Trust with Acquiring Monopoly in Vital Drug Information Market
Commission Will Ask Court for Divestiture and Disgorgement of Illegal Profits
April 3, 2001
- For Release: April 3, 2001
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Settle FTC Charges of Making Misleading Pocket PC Claims
Joint Advertising Campaign Claimed Personal Digital Assistants were Wireless
- For Release: April 3, 2001
FTC Halts Web Crammer
Web Hosting Service Billed Consumers Thousands in Bogus Bandwidth Charges
April 2, 2001
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For Release: April 2, 2001
Consent Agreement Resolves Complaint Against Pharmaceutical Companies Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. and Andrx Corp.
Commission Alleged that Companies' Agreement Likely to Stifle Competition in U.S. Drug Market - For Release: April 2, 2001
FTC General Counsel Valentine to Leave Commission in April
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today announced the resignation of General Counsel Debra A. Valentine. Valentine, who joined the Commission in May 1995 from the law firm of O'Melveny and Myers, will leave the agency in April to return to partnership at her former firm.
- For Release: April 2, 2001
FTC'S Northeast Regional Office Hosts Forum on Predatory Lending
Illegal "predatory" lending practices that often exploit lower-income and minority borrowers and frequently target elderly homeowners will be the focus of a public forum on April 3, 2001, at the Alexander Hamilton Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, New York City, from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. The Predatory Lending Forum, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission's Northeast Regional Office, will bring together about 300 consumer advocates, bankers, state and federal regulators, and New York homeowners and senior citizens to explore legislative, legal and community-based initiatives that combat predatory lending.
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For Release: April 2, 2001
FTC Charges Schering-Plough over Allegedly Anticompetitive Agreements with Two Other Drug Manufacturers
Complaint Alleges Illegal Payments to Delay Entry of Generic Products into the U.S. Market