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28 de Jul de 1999

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FTC's Annual Report to Congress on Cigarette Sales and Advertising for 1997

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28 de Jul de 1999

The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1997 shows a $552 million increase in advertising and promotional spending from 1996. According to the...

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GPS Systems Could Lead Consumers Astray

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28 de Jul de 1999

Recreational boaters and pilots, hikers, campers, hunters and fishermen may get bitten by the Y2K bug long before January 1, 2000. That's because Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers used by...

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Announced Action(s) for July 28, 1999

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28 de Jul de 1999

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval of transactions from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the applications for 30 days, until...

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FTC Vows to Protect Consumer Gains During Electricity Deregulation

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28 de Jul de 1999

Saying that the Federal Trade Commission "stands ready to meet its enforcement responsibilities to protect the consumer gains" likely to result from the introduction of market forces into the U.S...

27 de Jul de 1999

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Self Regulation and Privacy Online

Date

27 de Jul de 1999

Robert Pitofsky, Former Chairman

By all members of the Commission

Testimony (39.11 KB)

Public Statement

Testimony

Date

27 de Jul de 1999

Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee on Communications, I am delighted to be here this morning, and I appreciate your holding this hearing today to address a topic of extreme importance to the...

Federal Register Notice

Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule - 16 CFR Part 312

Date

27 de Jul de 1999

26 de Jul de 1999

Public Statement

Cyberspace and the FTC: Some Current Matters of Interest

Date

26 de Jul de 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...

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Fleet Finance and Home Equity U.S.A. Agree to Pay $1.3 Million Settling Charges of Deceptive Disclosures and Truth in Lending Violations in Fleet Finance Loans;

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26 de Jul de 1999

Atlanta, Georgia-based Fleet Finance, Inc. ("Fleet Finance") and its successor companies, Home Equity U.S.A. (incorporated in Rhode Island and Delaware), have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...

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Home Equity Lenders Settle Charges that they Engaged in Abusive Lending Practices;

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26 de Jul de 1999

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Thursday, July 29, 1999 at 11 a.m. to announce "Operation Home Inequity," a law enforcement and consumer education campaign to combat...

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Fleet Finance, Inc.; Home Equity U.S.A., Inc. (Rhode Island); and Home Equity U.S.A., Inc. (Delaware) (timeline item) - July 26, 1999

Date

26 de Jul de 1999

Agreement Containing Consent Order, Including Appendices A-E (44.18 KB)

Complaint (11.28 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (19.51 KB)

23 de Jul de 1999

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FTC Competition Director Baer To Leave Post this Fall

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23 de Jul de 1999

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today announced the resignation of William J. Baer, Director of the FTC 's Competition Bureau. Baer, who will leave the agency in the early fall, is...

22 de Jul de 1999

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Announced Actions for July 22, 1999

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22 de Jul de 1999

Federal Register Notice: Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products On Monday, July 19, 1999, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal...

21 de Jul de 1999

Report

1999 Report on Cigar Sales, Advertising and Promotion

Date

21 de Jul de 1999

Text of the Report (1.12 MB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Financial Privacy

Date

21 de Jul de 1999

Robert Pitofsky, Former Chairman

Testimony (109.91 KB)

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Cigars Should Have Health Warnings; FTC Says

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21 de Jul de 1999

Congress should enact legislation mandating health warnings on cigar labeling and advertising and prohibiting cigars ads on television and radio, a Federal Trade Commission report released today...

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FTC Chairman Testifies before House Subcommittee on the Privacy Provision of H.R.10

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21 de Jul de 1999

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony to a House Subcommittee on H.R. 10, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and financial privacy. Pitofsky said the...

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FTC Halts Internet "Cramming"

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21 de Jul de 1999

A scam that targets small businesses, religious organizations, charities, and foundations across the United States by "cramming" charges onto their telephone bills for services that were supposed to...

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