FTC Six-Month Accomplishments
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Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen released a summary of the agency’s major accomplishments since President Trump named her to the position in January. “I have pursued my...
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Acting FTC Chairman Ohlhausen Announces Departure of Economics Bureau Director Ginger Zhe Jin, Appointment of Michael G. Vita as Acting Bureau Director
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Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen announced that FTC Bureau of Economics Director Ginger Zhe Jin is departing the agency to return to the University of Maryland and has...
FTC Staff Offers Comment on FCC’s Network Neutrality Proceeding
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supporting that agency’s proposal to restore FTC jurisdiction related to broadband...
FTC Office and Bureau Directors Comment on State Legislative Proposal Affecting Compensation for North Carolina Real Estate Appraisers
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In response to a request from North Carolina Assistant Attorney General Roberta A. Ouellette, the directors of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition and...
FTC Workshop on April 18 Explores Hearing Health and Technology
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop tomorrow in Washington, DC, to explore competition, innovation, and consumer protection issues raised by hearing health services and technology. The...
Process Reform Initiatives are Already Underway at the Federal Trade Commission
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Under the leadership of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen, the Federal Trade Commission is moving aggressively to implement Presidential directives aimed at eliminating wasteful, unnecessary...
FTC Announces Final Agenda on Hearing Health and Technology Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced a final agenda for the Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care workshop. The event will explore...
FTC Announces Preliminary Agenda for Hearing Health and Technology Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the preliminary agenda for Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care, a workshop that will explore...
FTC and State of Nebraska Co-Host Twitter Chat Today on Economic Liberty
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The Federal Trade Commission will co-host a Twitter chat with the office of Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts at 3 p.m. ET today on the FTC’s new Economic Liberty Task Force, the first major policy...
FTC Launches New Website Dedicated to Economic Liberty
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New web pages on the Federal Trade Commission’s website will highlight the work of the agency’s new Economic Liberty Task Force, which Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen announced as her first major...
FTC Staff Issues Comment on Occupational Licensing Reforms in Nebraska
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Nebraska Senate on proposed legislation that would reduce or eliminate licensure requirements for certain occupations in Nebraska. This is the...
FTC Staff Comment on Ohio State Legislative Effort to Enhance Access to Dental Care
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Ohio State Senate on proposed legislation that would broaden dental hygienists’ ability to work without a supervising dentist on-site, and...
Report
The FTC's Merger Remedies 2006-2012: A Report of the Bureaus of Competition and Economics
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FTC Announces Workshop on Hearing Health and Technology
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is hosting a workshop in Washington, DC on April 18, 2017, to examine competition, innovation, and consumer protection issues raised by hearing...
FTC Staff Supports Proposal for Flexible Physician Supervision of Physician Assistants in Iowa
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Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted a comment to the Iowa Board of Physician Assistants supporting a regulatory proposal to define physician supervision of a physician assistant (PA), in...
FTC Staff Comment: Proposal to Expand Access to Telehealth Services Could Benefit Delaware Speech and Hearing Patients
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Delaware Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers on its proposed regulation that would allow...
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Ninth Annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference
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The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics hosted a two-day conference to bring together scholars working in areas related to the FTC’s antitrust, consumer protection, and public policy...
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Patent Assertion Entity Activity: An FTC Study
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FTC Report Sheds New Light on How Patent Assertion Entities Operate; Recommends Patent Litigation Reforms
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Note: A conference call for media will occur as follows: Date: October 6, 2016 Time: 2:30 p.m. ET Call-in: (800) 230-1074, confirmation number 403959 Call-in lines, which are for media only, will open...
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