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March 16, 2007
March 15, 2007
FTC Sues to Block Acquisition of The Peoples Natural Gas Company from Dominion Resources
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Transaction Would Result in Merger to Monopoly in Southwestern Pennsylvania The Federal Trade Commission has approved a complaint challenging Equitable Resources, Inc.’s (Equitable) proposed...
Free Medicine Marketer Settles FTC Charges
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A company that lured low income consumers with no insurance into spending $199 by making alleged deceptive claims that they would receive free prescription medications has agreed to settle Federal...
March 14, 2007
March 13, 2007
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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March 12, 2007
FTC Receives Seventh Petition for Approval of Proposed Divestiture from SCI and Alderwoods Group
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Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. seeking approval of a proposed divestiture...
Kmart Settles With FTC Over Gift Card Sales Practices
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Kmart Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in advertising and selling its Kmart gift card. As part of the settlement, Kmart will...
Debt Collector Settles With FTC for Abusive Practices
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The final defendant in a case that brought a $1 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in December for illegal debt collection practices has agreed to settle FTC charges that he...
Case Timeline Item
Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. (timeline item) - March 12, 2007
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File
Case Timeline Item
Kmart Corporation, Kmart Services Corporation, and Kmart Promotions, LLC., In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 12, 2007
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
(235.48 KB)
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Complaint
(35.21 KB)
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Attachment A
(26.87 KB)
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March 9, 2007
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act
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By
Lydia B. Parnes, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Testimony
(41.6 KB)
Public Statement
A Different Perspective on DRM
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File
A Different Perspective on DRM
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FTC Testifies on Legislation to Protect Consumers Private Telephone Records
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Obtaining Consumers’ Records Through False Pretenses and Selling Them to Third Parties Has Caused Consumer Harm, Agency Says The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Energy and...
Commission Approves Application for Proposed Divestiture in Matter of Linde AG/BOC Group plc; FTC Approves Federal Register Notice on Amplifier Rule
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Commission approval of application for proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for proposed divestiture from Linde AG and The BOC Group plc...
Telephone Record Seller Settles FTC Charges
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Settlement Bars Pretexting and Selling Consumers’ Confidential Phone Records An outfit that obtained consumers’ confidential phone records and sold them to third parties without the consumers’ consent...
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