Open Video System
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have told the Federal Communications Commission that it should not require Open Video System (OVS)...
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July 19, 1996
Statement from FTC on Proposed Acquisition by Time Warner, Inc. of Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission today directed its staff to work out the details of a proposed final agreement with the parties on the proposed acquisition by Time Warner of Turner Broadcasting Systems...
Announced Actions for July 19, 1996
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public...
Opinion 96-3
Date
Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to mobile food and soft drink trucks identified by a common name. Discusses significant control and required payment elements.
July 17, 1996
July 16, 1996
Quaker State Ads for Slick 50 Are False and Misleading, FTC Charges
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Quaker State - Slick 50, Inc., the manufacturer of Slick 50, the best-selling auto engine treatment in the U.S., with making false and unsubstantiated...
Corrected Internet Address of Defendant in FTC Case
Date
A news release the Federal Trade Commission issued on June 27, 1996, announcing charges against Infinity Multimedia, Inc. and Quality Marketing Associates, Inc., both of Pompano Beach, Florida, in...
Case Timeline Item
Quaker-State -- Slick 50, Inc.; Slick 50 Management, Inc., et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 16, 1996
Date
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Administrative Complaint PDF
(31.13 KB)
July 15, 1996
FTC Negotiates Settlement in Ahold/Stop & Shop Merger
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The Federal Trade Commission, in an effort to keep supermarket prices competitive in numerous areas of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, has negotiated an agreement with Ahold USA, Inc. and...
Case Timeline Item
Koninklijke Ahold NV, and Ahold USA, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 15, 1996
Date
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Consent Agreement Package PDF
(466.36 KB)
July 12, 1996
Announced Actions for July 12, 1996
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Date
Case Timeline Item
May Department Stores Company, The, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 12, 1996
Date
File
Complaint PDF
(8.33 KB)
File
Decision and Order PDF
(9.81 KB)
July 11, 1996
Home Shopping Network Settles FTC Charges that Advertising Claims Lacked Scientific Support
Date
Home Shopping Network, Inc. (HSN) and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to secure scientific evidence to back up claims that any food, supplement or drug can treat a disease or affect a function of...
FTC Positions Itself for the 21st Century
Date
The five members of the Federal Trade Commission appeared today before a U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee to testify on behalf of the FTC’s proposed reauthorization. Chairman Robert Pitofsky...
July 10, 1996
Computer Software Manufacturer Agrees to Settle Charges of Software Misrepresentation
Date
Syncronys Softcorp, of Culver City, California, and three of the company’s officers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented and/or failed to substantiate the...
Victoria Streitfeld Named FTC's Public Affairs Director
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky has named Victoria Streitfeld the new Director of Public Affairs for the agency, putting her in charge of the office that directs the FTC’s relations...
Case Timeline Item
Syncronys Softcorp, Rainer Poertner, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 10, 1996
Date
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Consent Agreement Package PDF
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