Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (Pay-Per-Call Rule)
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FTC Staff Report Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data, Users Have Few Options to Restrict Use
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Many internet service providers (ISPs) collect and share far more data about their customers than many consumers may expect—including access to all of their Internet traffic and real-time location...
FTC Stops Deceptive Prison Calling Scheme, Requires Operator to Notify Consumers About Unlawful Conduct as Part of Settlement
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The Federal Trade Commission has halted a scheme that deceived friends and family of incarcerated people with false promises of unlimited minutes for inmate calling plans that, in reality, did not...
Disruption Theory LLC (Inmate Call)
A federal court issued a temporary restraining order against Marc and Courtney Grisham and two companies they operate, Disruption Theory LLC and Emergent Technologies LLC, which do business as inmatecall.com and inmatecallsolutions.com, related to FTC allegations they offered fake calling plans for unlimited minutes and falsely claiming to be affiliated with companies authorized to provide calling services to people who are incarcerated.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3156
Case Status
Pending
FTC Sends Nearly $5 Million in Refunds to People who Lost Money to Cramming Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refund checks totaling nearly $5 million to people who lost money to a cramming scheme that added charges to their home phone bills without their permission...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Pay-Per-Call Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
Broadcom Incorporated; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
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FTC Sues Frontier Communications for Misrepresenting Internet Speeds
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with law enforcement agencies from six states, sued Internet service provider Frontier Communications, alleging that the company did not provide many consumers with...
Associated Community Services, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission, along with 46 agencies from 38 states and the District of Columbia, has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion deceptive charitable fundraising calls (mostly illegal robocalls). The defendants collected more than $110 million using their deceptive solicitations. Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related defendants have agreed to settle charges by the FTC and state agencies that they duped generous Americans into donating to charities that failed to provide the services they promised.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
162 3208
Case Status
Pending
FTC Halts Scheme that Falsely Claimed to Offer Unlimited Inmate Calling Plans
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At the request of the FTC, a federal court issued a temporary restraining order against Marc and Courtney Grisham and two companies they operate, Disruption Theory LLC and Emergent Technologies LLC...
Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum Mobile)
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By
Carolyn L. Hann, Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Resolution Letter
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Public Statement
Think Big . . . [Tech]! – Thoughts about the Path Forward for Enforcement
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Puerto Rico Telephone Company (Claro wireless service)
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By
Carolyn L. Hann, Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Protection
File
Text of the Letter
(186.47 KB)
FTC Revises List of Companies Subject to Broadband Privacy Study
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The Federal Trade Commission has revised the list of companies from which it is seeking information as part of its examination of broadband companies’ privacy practices. In March, the FTC announced it...
FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers
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The Federal Trade Commission issued orders to seven U.S. Internet broadband providers and related entities seeking information the agency will use to examine how broadband companies collect, retain...
FTC Announces New Sessions of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission Hearings schedule sets new dates for the two previously scheduled sessions – broadband and consumer privacy – canceled due to the recent lapse in government funding. The...
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