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November 20, 1998
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Century Direct Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - November 20, 1998
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Arlington Press, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - November 20, 1998
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Complaint
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November 19, 1998
Cross-Border Con Artists Tout Illegal Foreign Lottery Tickets
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The operations of cross-border con artists who targeted senior citizens in an international lottery scam have been temporarily shut down by the Federal Trade Commission and a team of state and...
Medical Billing Telemarketers to Post Bond Before Engaging in Business Opportunity Ventures
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Four individuals and two corporations, operating in Reno, Nevada, that were cited by the Federal Trade Commission as part of "Project Housecall," have agreed to settle FTC charges. According to the...
Invention Promotion Firms Agree to Settle FTC Charges and Pay $250,000 in Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today three settlements entered into with several defendants involved in selling invention promotion services. The settlements resolved a case filed by the...
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Win USA Services, Ltd., et al., FTC, et al. (timeline item) - November 19, 1998
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Complaint
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November 18, 1998
FTC Releases the Food Copy Test Results
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of staff research on consumer interpretation of food nutrition and health claims in advertising. The report, titled "Generic Copy Test of Food...
Business Guide For Dietary Supplement Industry Released by FTC Staff
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The explosion of the dietary supplement market and changes in regulation have created uncertainty in the dietary supplement industry about how to abide by advertising law. To help ensure that...
November 16, 1998
FTC Announces Revision to Its Policy Concerning Public Disclosure of Its Nonmerger Investigations
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today a revision to its policy concerning public disclosure of its nonmerger investigations. The revised policy would permit limited disclosures about nonmerger...
FTC Files Comment with FCC about Truth in Billing Proposal
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The Federal Trade Commission filed comments on November 13 with the Federal Communications Commission in support of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make telephone bills more readable and...
FTC Announces Results of Inspection of Funeral Homes in Minnesota for Compliance with Consumer Protection Law
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 56 funeral homes in the Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester and Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan areas. Five of those homes appeared to...
November 13, 1998
Federal Register Notice
Policy Concerning Disclosures of Nonmerger Competition and Consumer Protection Investigations
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Intel Corporation, In the Matter of (1999) (timeline item) - November 13, 1998
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Notification
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November 12, 1998
Public Statement
Antitrust Enforcement and High Technology Markets
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I. Introduction Thank you for inviting me to address this conference on the application of the antitrust laws to high technology industries. (1) You picked a timely subject. Both the Federal Trade...
"Hair Farmer" Settles FTC Charges
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Jacqueline Sabal, an infomercial promoter who claimed her "Sable Hair Farming System," could "...finally end baldness in the human race," has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that her...
"Operation Missed Giving" Targets Fraudulent Charitable Fundraising
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How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...
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