Annual Report of the
Federal Trade Commission
For Fiscal Year Ended
September 30, 1996
ROBERT PITOFSKY, Chairman
MARY L. AZCUENAGA, Commissioner
JANET D. STEIGER, Commissioner
ROSCOE B. STAREK, III, Commissioner
CHRISTINE A. VARNEY, Commissioner
DONALD S. CLARK, Secretary
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Pennsylvania Avenue at Sixth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580
Regional Offices
Atlanta, Georgia
Suite 5M35, Midrise Building
60 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Zip Code: 30303
Phone: (404) 656-1390
Boston, Massachusetts
Suite 810
101 Merrimac Street
Zip Code: 02114-4719
Phone: (617) 424-5960
Chicago, Illinois
Suite 1860
55 East Monroe Street
Zip Code: 60603-5701
Phone: (312) 353-8156
Cleveland, Ohio
Suite 520-A
668 Euclid Avenue
Zip Code: 44114
Phone: (216) 522-4210
Dallas, Texas
Suite 2150
1999 Bryan Street
Zip Code: 75201
Phone: (214) 979-9350
Denver, Colorado
Suite 1523
1961 Stout Street
Zip Code: 80294-0101
Phone: (303) 844-2272
Los Angeles, California
Room 13209
11000 Wilshire Boulevard
Zip Code: 90024
Phone: (310) 235-4040
New York, New York
13th Floor
150 William Street
Zip Code: 10038
Phone: (212) 264-8290
San Francisco, California
Suite 570
901 Market Street
Zip Code: 94103
Phone: (415) 356-5270
Seattle, Washington
Suite 2896
915 Second Avenue
Zip Code: 98174
Phone: (206) 220-6350
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
1996 ANNUAL REPORT
Contents
COMMISSIONERS
Robert Pitofsky
Mary L. Azcuenaga
Janet D. Steiger
Roscoe B. Starek, III
Christine A. Varney
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Economic Analysis
Management and Administration
APPENDIX
Part II Consent Orders Issued
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Part III Administrative Complaints
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Part III Consent Orders Issued
Consumer Protection Mission
Initial Decisions
Consumer Protection Mission
Final Orders
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Complaints Filed in District Court
Consumer Protection Mission
Preliminary Injunctions
Competition Mission
Permanent Injunctions
Consumer Protection Mission
Civil Penalty Actions
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Consumer Redress Actions
Consumer Protection Mission
Rulemaking Activities
Commission-Wide
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Order Modifications
Competition Mission
Consumer Protection Mission
Consumer and Business Education Activities
Consumer Protection Mission
Appellate Court Review of Commission Actions
Competition Mission
Economic Reports and Working Papers
Economic Reports
Economic Working Papers
Advocacy Filings
Federal Agencies
States
1996 Annual Report prepared by
Bureau of Competition
Judith Bailey, Patricia Foster, James Mongoven
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Darlene Cossette, Clovia Hutchins, Ruth Sacks
Bureau of Economics
Janice Johnson, Paul Pautler, William Rosano, Michael Wise
Office of the Executive Director
Richard Arnold, Elliott Davis, James Giffin, Keith Golden, Julius Justice
Office of Information and Technology Management
Marie Barrett, Erika Beard, Kristine Titzer