FTC Halts Internet "Cramming"
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A scam that targets small businesses, religious organizations, charities, and foundations across the United States by "cramming" charges onto their telephone bills for services that were supposed to...
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FTC Chairman Testifies before House Subcommittee on the Privacy Provision of H.R.10
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony to a House Subcommittee on H.R. 10, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and financial privacy. Pitofsky said the...
Cigars Should Have Health Warnings; FTC Says
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Congress should enact legislation mandating health warnings on cigar labeling and advertising and prohibiting cigars ads on television and radio, a Federal Trade Commission report released today...
FTC Files Suit Against Work-at-home Pyramid Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against DP Marketing, a Connecticut-based operation that the FTC alleges to be a pyramid scheme, elaborately disguised as a work-at-home opportunity...
FTC Wins Case Against Defendants Engaged in Deceptive Advertising of "Super-Formula" Diet Product
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal district court has found that SlimAmerica, Inc. and its principals, Frank J. Sarcone and Robert Wyman, violated federal consumer protection...
Announced Action for July 16, 1999
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Competition, and Office of Policy Planning have filed a comment with the National Conference of Commissioners of...
Indiana-Based Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Soliciting Small Business to Pay for Advertisements in "Community" Publications
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Two Fort Wayne-based telemarketers charged by the Federal Trade Commission with deceptively convincing small businesses they owe money for unordered advertisements in publications purported to be...
"Self-Regulation and Privacy Online," FTC Report to Congress
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before Congress on the status of industry efforts to protect consumers' online privacy. Chairman Robert Pitofsky and FTC Commissioners Sheila F. Anthony...
Announced Action(s) for July 13, 1999
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Federal Register Notices: Extension of Comment Period: Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries On June 8, the...
Now Consumers Can Tell It To The FTC - Toll-Free
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A product you bought through an Internet auction months ago still hasn't been delivered. A newspaper ad offers "Guaranteed Loans," but requires a fee up front. A fabulous prize offer comes in the mail...
Dallas Marketers of Laundry Detergent Substitute Charged with Making False and Unsubstantiated Claims Agree to Settlement with FTC and Six States
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OneSource Worldwide Network, Inc., operating in Dallas, Texas, and its president, James Fobair, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated advertising...
Announced Action for June 29, 1999
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The Premerger Notification Office (PNO) of the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have amended Formal Interpretation 15 of the Hart...
FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Funeral Rule Review
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the date by which comments must be submitted concerning the review of its Funeral Rule, 16 CFR Part 453. The Commission will publish a notice shortly in the...
FTC Agreement with Shaw's Supermarkets and Star Markets Preserves Supermarket Competition in Greater Boston Area
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement agreement with Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. and Star Markets, Inc. The agreement would resolve FTC charges that the proposed acquisition...
FTC Chairman Outlines Agency Study on Marketing Practices of Entertainment Industry
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In remarks before the National Association of Attorneys General 1999 Summer Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky outlined his agency's study on the...
Statement* of Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at a Press Conference Announcing "Operation Cure.All"
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GOOD MORNING, As of December 1998 -- 22.3 million adults in this country sought health and medical information online. Nearly 70 percent of those searching for health information on the Web, did so...
"Operation Cure.all" Targets Internet Health Fraud
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Internet health fraud is the target of a comprehensive law enforcement and consumer education campaign announced today by the Federal Trade Commission at a press conference in Washington, D.C. The...
New York Drycleaners Agree To Settle Federal Charges that They Provided Deceptive Care Labels to Wedding Gown Manufacturers
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Continental Gown Cleaning Service, Inc., a New York-based drycleaning operation, four related drycleaning companies operating at the same address, and the two individuals who controlled them, have...
FTC to Hold Public Workshop on Appropriate Methods to Obtain Parental Consent in Conjunction with Rulemaking on Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop on July 20, 1999, to explore appropriate methods to obtain parental consent in conjunction with the FTC's rulemaking on the Children's Online...
FTC Agreement with Albertson's and American Stores Requires Selling of 144 Stores in Order to Preserve Supermarket Competition in California, Nevada and New Mexico:
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Albertson's, Inc. and American Stores Company have agreed to sell 144 supermarkets and five supermarket sites in order to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that Albertston's proposed...
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