News Releases for November 2006
November 28, 2006
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For Your Information: November 28, 2006
FTC Approves Filing of Amended Complaint in Datacom Marketing Matter
The FTC has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Datacom Marketing Inc. and other defendants. -
For Release: November 28, 2006
FTC Targets Bogus Claims for Pill Advertised to Make Kids Taller
Company and Owner to Pay $375,000 to Settle Charges
November 27, 2006
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For Your Information: November 27, 2006
Commission Receives Application for Approval of Proposed Divestiture from Dan L. Duncan, et al.
The Commission has received an application for approval of proposed divestiture from Dan L. Duncan; EPCO, Inc.; Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC; and TEPPCO Partners, L.P., concerning a recent FTC order related to the applicants’ natural gas liquids storage facilities in Mont Belvieu, Texas.
November 24, 2006
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For Your Information: November 24, 2006
Commission Issues Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2006
The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the FTC’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006.
November 22, 2006
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For Release: November 22, 2006
Court Finds Fraudsters Guilty of Civil Contempt, Liable for $2.37 Million
Defendants Violated Prior FTC Order Barring Sales Misrepresentations -
For Release: November 22, 2006
Nation’s Largest Funeral Home/Cemetery Chains Agree to FTC Terms Before They May Merge
Settlement Preserves Competition in 47 Markets Across the Nation
November 21, 2006
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For Release: November 21, 2006
Court Takes Webcrammers to Task for Deceiving Consumers
Principals Barred from Misrepresenting the Terms of ISP Services They Provide; Refunds of $3.6 Million Already Issued with More to Come -
For Release: November 21, 2006
FTC Permanently Halts Unlawful Spyware Operations
Defendants involved with operations that secretly downloaded spyware that changed settings on consumers’ computers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal law.
November 17, 2006
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For Release: November 17, 2006
Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on November 29
Session To Be Held in Washington, DC to Focus on Loyalty Discounts
November 16, 2006
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CORRECTED
For Release: November 16, 2006
Guidance Software, Inc. Settles FTC Charges
Company Failed to Use Reasonable Security Measures to Protect Consumers’ Data
November 15, 2006
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For Release: November 15, 2006
FTC Decisions Since 1969 Now Available Online
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Commission actions from the past 37 years, including documents previously available to the general public only in book form, are now available on the agency’s Web site.
November 14, 2006
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For Your Information: November 14, 2006
Chairman announces appointments for policy development, and other personnel matters in the Bureau of Competition
Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced several recent appointments and promotions that reinforce the agency’s commitment to maintaining a leadership role in competition enforcement and policy and, in particular, in the interface between competition and intellectual property. -
For Your Information: November 14, 2006
Commission Authorizes Filing of Joint Amicus Brief in Matters of SAFECO Insurance Company of America v. Burr and GEICO General Insurance Company v. Edo
The Commission has voted to join in an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court by the United States in the consolidated cases of Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Charles Burr (No. 06-84, Sup. Ct.), and GEICO General Insurance Company v. Ajene Edo (No. 06-100, Sup. Ct.). -
For Release: November 14, 2006
FTC, Better Business Bureaus to Sponsor Advertising Workshops
in Ohio
Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC-BBB Rules of the Road for Advertisers -
For Release: November 14, 2006
Statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras on the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Children’s Food and Advertising Initiative -
For Release: November 14, 2006
Mary Beth Richards Appointed Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection
November 13, 2006
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For Release: November 13, 2006
Court Shuts Down Media Motor Spyware Operation
Trojan Program Downloaded Spyware, Adware, Porno Pop-Ups to Consumers’ Computers
November 9, 2006
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For Release: November 9, 2006
Newport Group Owners Settle FTC Charges
Court Orders Bar Principals from Future Illegal Activity
November 8, 2006
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For Release: November 8, 2006
FTC Stops Scheme That Did Not Deliver on Post Office Job Promises
Settlement Reminds Consumers Postal Jobs Are Not Found In Classified Ads
November 7, 2006
- For Release: November 7, 2006
Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Hearings On Single-Firm Conduct to Continue On November 15
Session To Be Held in Washington, DC to Focus on Exclusive Dealing
November 6, 2006
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For Release: November 6, 2006
Marketer Settles With FTC for Sending Unwanted E-Mails
November 3, 2006
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For Your Information: November 3, 2006
Commission Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Extension of Public Comment Period Related to Prerecorded Telemarketing Until December 18, 2006
The FTC has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the extension of the public comment period on two proposed amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). - Media Advisory: November 3, 2006
“Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-Ade,”
A three-day conference to examine the key technological and business developments that will shape consumers’ core experiences in the coming 10 years.
- For Release: November 3, 2006
Zango, Inc. Settles FTC Charges
Will Give Up $3 Million in Ill-Gotten Gains for Unfair and Deceptive Adware Downloads
- For Your Information: November 3, 2006
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Dan L. Duncan, et al.
Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Dan L. Duncan, EPCO, Inc., Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, and TEPPCO Partners, L.P., and authorized the staff to send a response to the commenter of record.
November 2, 2006
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For Release: November 2, 2006
FTC Issues Staff Report on Enforcement Perspectives on Noerr-Pennington Doctrine - For Release: November 2, 2006
FTC Stops Illegal Mortgage Services Phone Calls