For Release: June 29, 2004 FTC Issues Final Rule Implementing Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its final rule implementing the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act. The Act, which was enacted on December 6, 2003, requires that contact lens prescribers provide patients with a copy of their contact lens prescriptions after a contact lens fitting and verify those prescriptions to any third party designated by a patient, such as an online seller.
For Release: June 23, 2004 Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Risks Can Be Better Disclosed
The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that, although peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology has benefits, it can create risks to consumers and some consumers may not be aware of these risks.
Media Advisory : June 21, 2004 FTC To Host Public Workshop on Radio Frequency Identification
A public workshop to “explore the uses, efficiencies, and implications for consumers associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.”
For Your Information: June 18, 2004 Announced Action for June 18, 2004
FTC Staff: Michigan Gasoline Bill Likely to Harm State's Consumers
In comments provided today at the request of Michigan House Representative Gene DeRossett on Michigan House Bill 4757, commonly referred to as the “Petroleum Marketing Stabilization Act,” staff of the Federal Trade Commission stated that, if enacted, the bill likely would restrict competition and lead to higher prices for the state’s consumers.
For Release: June 16, 2004 FTC Testifies on the Marketing of Dietary Supplements to Children
“The Federal Trade Commission has a longstanding and active program to combat fraudulent and deceptive advertising claims about health benefits and safety of dietary supplements, especially when it comes to products marketed to or for children,” said Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
For Your Information: June 15, 2004 Announced Action for June 15, 2004 The Commission is seeking public comment to aid staff in preparing a study on the effects of credit scores and credit-based insurance scores on the price and availability of mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, insurance, and other financial products.
For Your Information: June 10, 2004 Announced Action for June 10, 2004 The Commission has received a petition to reopen and modify the final decision and order in the 2003 transaction concerning Nestlé Holdings Inc., File No. 021-0174, Docket No. C-4082, at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0210174.htm, which concerned Nestlé’s acquisition of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.
For Your Information: June 8, 2004 Announced Action for June 8, 2004
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment to aid staff in preparing a study examining “the effects of requiring that a consumer who has experienced an adverse action based on a credit report receive a copy of the same credit report that the creditor relied on in taking the adverse action.; The Commission will hold a roundtable discussion on June 30, 2004, to aid the FTC staff in conducting a study of the accuracy and completeness of consumer reports, as required by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
June 7, 2004
For Release: June 7, 2004 New Mexico Physicians' Group Agrees to Settle FTC Price-Fixing Charges
A Roswell, New Mexico-based physicians' association and two of its employees have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they orchestrated agreements among Southeastern New Mexico Physicians IPA (SENM) members to fix prices and to refuse to deal with payors except on collectively agreed-upon terms, and thereby increased the price of health care in the area. The proposed consent order bars the association and its employees from engaging in similar action in the future.
June 4, 2004
For Your Information: June 4, 2004 Announced Action for June 4, 2004 The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Jackson Tennessee Hospital Co., No. 04-5387 (6th Cir.).
For Release: June 4, 2004 FTC Issues Final Rule on Free Annual Credit Reports
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its final rule regarding free annual credit reports under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
For Release: June 3, 2004 Statement of FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris
As in the earlier Harris Interactive® survey, the recent survey by Customer Care Alliance demonstrates the overwhelming success of the National Do Not Call Registry.
For Your Information: June 2, 2004 Announced Actions for June 2, 2004 The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 3M Company v. LePage’s Inc., No. 02-18625, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning MTS, Inc., d/b/a Tower Records/Books/Video and Tower Direct, LLC, d/b/a TowerRecords.com.
For Release: June 1, 2004 Canadian Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
A federal district court has approved a stipulated order including a permanent injunction against Biosource Financial, Inc., Gordon Levy, Jason C. Williams, and Danny Longo, defendants named in a 2002 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit
For Release: June 1, 2004 FTC Challenges Bogus Mortgage Loan Brokers
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Phillip W. Ranney and a group of Colorado-based mortgage brokers with violating federal laws by deceptively claiming that they will refinance consumers’ mortgages at the lowest rates available at no cost to the consumer.
