August 30, 2002

• For Release: August 30, 2002
  With Conditions, FTC Approves Merger of Phillips and Conoco
  Rocky Mountain Divestitures Would Maintain Gasoline Refining and Marketing Competition

August 28, 2002

• Release Date: August 28, 2002
  FTC Alleges Electronic Mosquito Repellent Claims Are False; Sellers Also Lack Evidence For Ultrasonic Pest-Control and Air Cleaning Product Claims
• Release Date: August 28, 2002
  Federal Trade Commission Announces Formation of Merger Litigation Task Force
  An Orlando, Florida company has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission with making false and unsubstantiated claims in advertisements for its electronic mosquito and pest repellers and its air cleaning products.

August 27, 2002

• For Your Information: August 27, 2002
  Final Agenda for Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Workshop To Be Held September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D.C.
  The Federal Trade Commission has released a final agenda for the workshop on competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery, which will be held on September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D.C.
• For Your Information: August 27, 2002
  Announced Action for August 27, 2002
  The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the action currently pending against Credit Enhancement Services, et al.
• Media Advisory: August 27, 2002
  Federal Trade Commission with BU, NU, Suffolk, & UMass Boston Teach Credit Smarts to Boston Students
  "Get credit card savvy"

August 26, 2002

• For Immediate Release: August 28, 2002
  FTC in New York and John Jay College Teach Credit Smarts to NYC Students
  "Get credit card savvy or get fleeced"
• Communicado de Prensa Para Diffusion Immediata: 23 de agosto de 2002
  La FTC en New York  y el John Jay College Instruyen a los Estudiantes de NYC sobre el Proyecto “Credit Smarts”
  “Infórmese sobre las Tarjetas de Crédito o Déjese Robar”

August 23, 2002

• For Release: August 23, 2002
  OECD Issues Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks: Towards a Culture of Security
• Release Date: August 23, 2002
  On-Line Sellers of Inkjet Printer Cartridge Refills Agree to Pay $40,000 Civil Penalty to Settle with the FTC
  Charged with Deceptive Advertising and Violating the Mail Order Rule
• Release Date: August 23, 2002
  Settling FTC Complaint, PeoplePC to Pay $100,000 for Alleged Violations of Commission's Mail Order and Pre-Sale Warranty Availability Rules
  PeoplePC, Inc., a San Francisco, California-based seller of personal computers, computer peripherals, software, and Internet service, will pay a $100,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to tell thousands of consumers in advance that their deliveries would be delayed, provide them with an opportunity to cancel or consent to the delay, or send them cancellation refunds within the time-frame required.

August 22, 2002

• Media Advisory: August 22, 2002
  Top Postal, Federal Law Enforcement Officials Announce Sweeping Anti-Fraud Campaign
  The U.S. Postal Inspection Service with the Federal Trade Commission is announcing a national fraud prevention campaign to help senior citizens, who are often targets of telemarketing fraud.

August 21, 2002

• Release Date: August 21, 2002
  Alabama Company Settles Charges of Misrepresenting Availability of U.S. Postal Service Jobs
  American Career Services, Inc. (ACS), a Mobile, Alabama-based corporation, and Douglas Holcomb, its president, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and deceptive claims in connection with the Internet marketing and sale of postal employment materials.
• Release Date: August 21, 2002
  Libbey, Inc. Settles FTC's Administrative Litigation The Federal Trade Commission has accepted for public comment a proposed order with Libbey Inc. and Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (collectively, the respondents) to resolve alleged anticompetitive effects in the United States food service glassware market stemming from the proposed acquisition by Libbey of Anchor Hocking Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newell.
• For Release: August 20, 2002
  Dallas-Fort Worth-area Physicians Group Agrees to Settle
  FTC Charges of Restraining Prices for Physicians’ Services
• For Release: August 20, 2002
  Denver-Area Physician Practice Groups and Their Agent Agree to Settle FTC Charges of Fixing Fees
  Competing Physicians Used Agent to Negotiate Higher Fees with Payors
• For Your Information: August 20, 2002
  Announced Actions for August 20, 2002
  The Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Biovail Corporation and Elan Corporation, plc, and authorized a response letter to be sent to the one commenter of record.

August 16, 2002

• For Your Information: August 16, 2002
  Announced Actions for August 16, 2002
  The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amicus brief in the action currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama captioned Carter v. ICR Services Inc. (Civil Action Number 00-CV-2666).

August 14, 2002

• Release Date: August 14, 2002
  MSC.Software Settles FTC Charges by Divesting Nastran Software
  MSC.Software Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that its 1999 acquisitions of Universal Analytics, Inc. (UAI) and Computerized Structural Analysis & Research Corp. (CSAR) violated federal antitrust laws by eliminating competition and monopolizing the market for advanced versions of Nastran, an engineering simulation software program used throughout the aerospace and automotive industries.
• For Release: August 14, 2002
  Proposed New York Gasoline Legislation Could Harm Consumers, Says FTC Staff
  FTC Sends Governor Pataki Evaluation of Pending N.Y. Legislation

August 13, 2002

• For Your Information: August 13, 2002
  Announced Actions for August 13, 2002
  The Commission has approved the final accounting by the divestiture trustee in the matter concerning the merger of Chevron Corporation and Texaco Inc.

August 8, 2002

• Release Date: August 8, 2002
  Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises
  Passport Single Sign-In, Passport "Wallet," and Kids Passport Named in Complaint Allegations

August 7, 2002

• Media Advisory: August 7, 2002
  Settlement of FTC Enforcement Action
  FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris will announce the settlement terms of a Commission enforcement action at a press conference on THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 432 of the FTC.

August 6, 2002

• For Your Information: August 6, 2002
  FTC Releases Agenda for Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Workshop to be Held September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D.C.
  The Federal Trade Commission has released an agenda for the workshop on competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery, which will be held on September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D.C.

August 5, 2002

• For Release: August 5, 2002
  Bogus "Rebate" Offers Violate Federal Law
  A scheme that used deceptive "rebate" checks to dupe consumers into unwittingly signing up for Internet service violates a federal law that bars unfair and deceptive practices according to a federal district court.
• For Release: August 5, 2002
  FTC Settles Charges Against Two Computer Peripherals Sellers for Failing to Keep Rebate Promises
  Cases Represent Commission's First Allegations of "Unfairness" Regarding Late Rebates

August 2, 2002

• For Your Information: August 2, 2002
  Announced Actions for August 2, 2002
  Received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture concerning its April 15, 2002, consent agreement with Biovail Corporation; approved revised draft final Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the FTC; approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Aventis Crop Science Holdings S.A. and Bayer AG.

August 1, 2002

• For Release: August 1, 2002
  Company that Pitched "Advance-fee" Loans Will Pay $3 Million in Redress as Part of Federal/state Settlement
  Complaint Was Filed as Part of 2001's "Operation Ditch the Pitch" Telemarketing Sweep
• Release Date: August 1, 2002
  Company That Posed as a Legitimate Reference Agency Settles FTC Charges
  A for-profit company operating out of Grand Prairie, Texas, and its owners, have agreed to settle federal charges that they defrauded consumers by posing as a reference agency that provided non-biased and accurate information about its member companies.