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Public Statement

Dissenting Statement of FCC Commissioner Furchgott-Roth - Re: Joint FCC/FTC Policy Statement for the Advertising of Dial-Around and Other Long Distance Services to Consumers

Date

March 1, 2000

Dissenting Statement of FCC Commissioner Furchgott-Roth Re: Joint FCC/FTC Policy Statement for the Advertising of Dial-Around and Other Long Distance Services to Consumers File No. (Rel. March 1, 2000...

Policy Statements

Joint FCC/FTC Policy Statement For the Advertising of Dial-Around And Other Long-Distance Services To Consumers

Date

March 1, 2000

Joint FCC/FTC Policy Statement For the Advertising of Dial-Around And Other Long-Distance Services To Consumers (51.9 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Privacy of Consumer Financial Information; Proposed Rule - 16 CFR Part 313

Date

March 1, 2000

Advisory Opinions

Section 604(a)(3)(C): Underwriting of insurance

Date

March 1, 2000

Press Release

Chicago Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Alleged Office Supply Scams Targeted at Small Businesses

Date

February 29, 2000

A suburban Chicago-area telemarketing company charged with sending unordered merchandise to small businesses around the country and then billing them for it has agreed to settle Federal Trade...

Advisory Opinions

Section 623(a)(5): Duty of furnishers to provide date of delinquency on charge-off, collection or similar accounts

Date

February 15, 2000

Advisory Opinions

Section 623(a)(2): Duty of furnishers to correct and update information

Date

February 15, 2000

Advisory Opinions

Section 623(a)(1): Duty of furnishers to provide accurate information

Date

February 15, 2000

Advisory Opinions

Section 605(a)(4): Section 605(c) Time limits: Charge-off and collection accounts

Date

February 15, 2000

Public Statement

Privacy on the Internet: The Evolving Legal Landscape

Date

February 11, 2000

* The views expressed here are those of the author, and not necessarily of the Federal Trade Commission or any Commissioner. I. INTRODUCTION The Internet has transformed from a communications link...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 00-2

Date

January 24, 2000

Discusses whether the required payment element is satisfied if the franchisee pays no initial up-front franchise fee, but leases the premises and equipment from the restaurant-franchisor, pays a...

Press Release

Cross-Border Lottery-Bond Scheme Alleged to Violate U.S. Laws; Targets U.S. Citizens

Date

January 21, 2000

A Canadian telemarketing company targeting U.S. citizens in a lottery scheme has been temporarily shut down by the Federal Trade Commission and Canadian law enforcement officials. According to the FTC...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 00-1

Date

January 20, 2000

Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a program offering advertising opportunities involving Internet Web sites.

Cases and Proceedings

Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 13, 2000

FTC Matter/File Number

9923016

Cases and Proceedings

Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 13, 2000

Jan11

Event

Public Forum on the Telemarketing Sales Rule: "Do-Not-Call"

January 11, 2000 | 12:00AM

The public forum reviewed the "do-not-call" provision of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The "do-not-call" provision prohibits sellers or telemarketers from calling persons who have...

Cases and Proceedings

Adjudicative Proceedings

Dura Lube Corporation, American Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

December 23, 1999

Docket Number

9292

Cases and Proceedings

Physicians Formula Cosmetics, Inc.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

December 17, 1999

FTC Matter/File Number

992 3158

Docket Number

C-3909

Advisory Opinions

Section 605(a)(5): Time limits: Reporting adverse information (general)

Date

December 16, 1999

Press Release

Businesses - Both Large and Small - Continue to Fall Prey to Bogus Business Supply Companies

Date

December 16, 1999

Office supply fraud is one of the most significant business-to-business telemarketing frauds according to the Federal Trade Commission. Industry estimates that telemarketing fraud is costing the...

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