Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed rule regarding the proper disposal of consumer report information and records under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act...

Two Federal Trade Commission officials, William Kovacic, General Counsel, and Randolph Tritell, Assistant Director for International Antitrust, will participate in the third annual International...

WHAT: Public Workshop, "Monitoring Software on Your PC: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software." WHO: Howard Beales Director FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection WHEN: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:00: Opening...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final court order entered against six major New York- and New Jersey-based telemarketing companies and their principal resolving charges that the...

Grover Stewart, Senior Operations Manager of Nationwide Premium Cigar Distributors Corporation, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he, as well as other Nationwide Premium...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Federal Trade Commission is requesting public comment on various issues related to the state of competition in the contact lens industry. In connection with...

Starting May 19th 2004, spam that contains sexually oriented material must include the warning “SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT: ” in the subject line or face fines for violations of federal law. The CAN-SPAM Act...

Joint ReleaseBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of JusticeFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Housing Finance BoardFederal...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments on and requests to participate in a workshop, “Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for Consumers,” to be held June 21, 2004...

In response to requests from Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and Deputy Senate Majority Leader Juan M. Pichardo, FTC staff have commented on seven state bills that contain so-called...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee, General Counsel William...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for submitting comments on regulations regarding unsolicited commercial e-mail - spam – to be issued under the recently-enacted CAN-SPAM Act. The...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint challenging Arch Coal Inc.’s (Arch) proposed acquisition of all the assets of Triton Coal Company, L.L.C. (Triton) from New Vulcan...

On April 15 and 16, 2004, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will co-sponsor a conference to address patent reform and...

The Federal Trade Commission community joins with countless other friends of Janet D. Steiger in expressing our sadness in learning of her death this past weekend. Janet was an extraordinary public...

The staffs of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning and Bureaus of Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics have provided comments on Maryland House Bill 795, which would permit corporate...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today issued the report, “Fulfilling the Original Vision: The FTC at 90,” at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Annual Spring Meeting in Washington...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the provisions of a safe harbor program that Privo, Inc. (“Privo”) submitted for Commission approval pursuant to the Children’s Online Privacy...

In celebration of its 90th anniversary, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public symposium on September 22-23, 2004, in Washington, DC. The symposium will be held in the Conference Center at...

The Council of Better Business Bureaus, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and the Federal Trade Commission are urging small businesses to keep their computer systems secure by evaluating their...