Commission Actions

What: Press conference to announce federal/state/local law enforcement crackdown on a credit scam that bilks consumer-victims and turns them into felons . When: Tuesday, February 2, 1999 11 AM (room...

The Commission has postponed the effective date of the Formal Interpretation under the Hart- Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules setting forth the conditions under which the creation, or acquisition of an...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has dismissed the case against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for its Joe Camel advertising campaign. The Commission decided that the relief it...

Apple Computer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its "Apple Assurance" advertising campaign was deceptive. Apple Assurance offered consumers who purchased Apple products free...

A week-long series of consumer education initiatives and law enforcement events will mark the first annual National Consumer Protection Week, beginning February 1, 1999. Activities across the country...

D. Michael "Mike" Chappell has been appointed an Administrative Law Judge for the Federal Trade Commission. Chappell has been an attorney with Southwestern Bell Telephone and Southwestern Bell...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a surf of 100 Internet websites advertising and selling jewelry, finding that many of the sites were not providing consumers with...

Federal Register Notices: Final Rule: Freedom of Information Act, Miscellaneous Rules On January 20, the FTC published a final rule that amends the Commission's Rules of Practice to incorporate...