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Nov04

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Public Forum: Advertising and Marketing Long-Distance Services

November 4, 1999 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) convened a joint public forum to address the advertising and marketing of long-distance services, including dial...

Press Release

Crammers Settle FTC Charges (October 1999)

Date

October 6, 1999

Defendants who crammed charges onto consumers phone bills for services they did not order or authorize have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal laws...

Press Release

Announced Actions for September 16, 1999

Date

September 16, 1999

Approval of Omnibus Compulsory Process Resolution: To ensure that its staff has the tools necessary to combat fraud and deception on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission today announced that it...

Sep13

Event

Workshop: Market Power and Consumer Protection Issues Involved with Encouraging Competition in the U.S. Electric Industry

September 13, 1999 | 12:00AM - September 14, 1999 | 12:00AM

In recent years, states and the federal government have taken steps to encourage restructuring and competition in the electric industry, including the elimination of regulatory barriers. The intent of...

Press Release

FTC Reports on Industry Efforts to Avoid Promoting Alcohol to Underage Consumers

Date

September 9, 1999

Although the alcohol industry generally complies with existing self-regulatory standards intended to prevent alcohol advertising that appeals to underage consumers, industry self-regulatory efforts...

Report

Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress

Date

September 9, 1999

This report responds to a recent request from the Congressional Committees on Appropriations that the FTC examine the effectiveness of the alcohol industry's voluntary guidelines for advertising and...

Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (78.03 KB)

APPENDIX A: Underage Alcohol Use and Risks (40.1 KB)

APPENDIX B: Alcohol Advertising Expenditures (27.18 KB)

APPENDIX C: Public Service Activities by the Beverage Alcohol Industry (26.02 KB)

APPENDIX D: Beverage Alcohol Industry Self-Regulatory Codes (1.33 MB)

APPENDIX E: Beverage Alcohol Company Advertising and Marketing Guidelines (1.97 MB)

APPENDIX F: FTC Orders to File Special Reports, Sent to Beer, Distilled Spirits and Wine Producers (1.38 MB)

APPENDIX G: Alcohol Web Site Survey Form (88.15 KB)

APPENDIX H: Application of Antitrust Principles to Industry Voluntary Efforts to Restrict Marketing to Underage Persons (23.33 KB)

APPENDIX I: Foreign Regulation and Self-Regulation of Alcohol Advertising (36.95 KB)

Public Statement

E-Commerce: Tomorrow's Economy -Taxing and Regulating The Old Fashion Way

Date

August 11, 1999

Before addressing the topic of protecting consumers in cyberspace and the issues of Internet taxation and regulation of online privacy, it might be helpful to share with you a couple of personal...

Public Statement

Cyberspace and the FTC: Some Current Matters of Interest

Date

July 26, 1999

I. The Internet Economy Last month, the University of Texas, backed by Cisco Systems, introduced a study of the current status of electronic commerce -- one of the very first attempts to measure the...

Report

1999 Report on Cigar Sales, Advertising and Promotion

Date

July 21, 1999

Text of the Report (1.12 MB)

Press Release

Indiana-Based Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Soliciting Small Business to Pay for Advertisements in "Community" Publications

Date

July 16, 1999

Two Fort Wayne-based telemarketers charged by the Federal Trade Commission with deceptively convincing small businesses they owe money for unordered advertisements in publications purported to be...

Public Statement

Testimony

Date

July 13, 1999

Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, I am delighted to be here this morning, and I appreciate your holding this hearing today to address...

Public Statement

The Influence of Violent Entertainment Material on Kids: What is to be Done?

Date

June 25, 1999

Two weeks ago, President Clinton asked the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to conduct a study to determine whether firms in the movie, music recording and video game industries...

Public Statement

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning H.R. 1304 the "Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999"

Date

June 22, 1999

Mr. Chairman, the Federal Trade Commission thanks you and the members of the Committee for inviting us again this year to present the Commission's views on a proposed antitrust exemption to allow...

Jun08

Event

U.S. Perspectives on Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace

June 8, 1999 | 12:00AM - June 9, 1999 | 12:00AM

The workshop explored various issues that online consumers confront as they buy goods or services from foreign businesses. These issues concern questions of what laws apply to direct, international...

May20

Event

Workshop to Address Proposed Changes to FTC Pay-per-call Rule

May 20, 1999 | 12:00AM - May 21, 1999 | 12:00AM

The FTC published proposed amendments to the Pay-per-call Rule, including provisions to combat telephone bill "cramming" - inserting unauthorized charges on consumers' phone bills - and other abuses...

May14

Event

Interpretation of Rules and Guides for Electronic Media

May 14, 1999 | 12:00AM

The conference explored how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and CD-ROMs.

Public Statement

Presentation

Date

March 11, 1999

Consumer protection plays a vital role in a free market economy. The exercise of informed choice by consumers in making purchase decisions is critical in determining the prices at which sellers will...

Press Release

"Operation Missed Giving" Targets Fraudulent Charitable Fundraising

Date

November 12, 1998

How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...

Cases and Proceedings

TrendMark Inc., also d/b/a TrendMark International, et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

October 6, 1998

FTC Matter/File Number

972 3255

Docket Number

C-3829

Press Release

Internet Site Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Collecting Personal Information in Agency's First Internet Privacy Case

Date

August 13, 1998

GeoCities, one of the most popular sites on the World Wide Web, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the purposes for which it was collecting personal...

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