Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today said that the proliferation of deceptive unsolicited commercial e-mail - "spam" - is a threat to consumer confidence in online commerce. In testimony before the...

WHAT : For consumers to make informed choices on their telecommunications needs, clear and accurate information is required. The FCC and FTC are joining forces for the first time to highlight the...

Advocacy/comments filed by FTC staff: The staff of the Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection has provided comments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) regarding...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice announced today that representatives of the United States and Brazil have signed a bilateral antitrust cooperation agreement. Brazil becomes...

One hundred twenty four thousand consumers - most of them small business owners - who may have had unauthorized charges "crammed" onto their telephone bills for Internet services they never ordered or...

Consumer complaints about "cramming" - unauthorized charges on telephone bills - are rising dramatically according to Federal Trade Commission testimony delivered to the Senate Committee on Small...