Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that it favors legislation to limit junk e-mail by allowing consumers to refuse to receive it and imposing penalties on those who ignore...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced individual settlements with Victor Stanley Wilcox, Belinda Sweeney, and Lee Sumner Churchill, defendants named in a June 2000 lawsuit for allegedly...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky presented the Commission's testimony today before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism of the Committee on...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a follow-up report to its September 2000 Report, Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the...

Responding to the challenges posed by cross-border Internet fraud and working to enhance consumer protection and consumer confidence in e-commerce, the United States and twelve countries * today...

WHAT: On April 24, at 11:15 a.m., the Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference to unveil econsumer.gov, a joint effort to gather and share cross-border e-commerce complaints. econsumer...

The Federal Trade Commission is pleased to note the appointment, announced today, of Terry Calvani to be a Commissioner of the Irish Competition Authority. Terry served as a Federal Trade Commissioner...

National Vending Consultants, a New Mexico based-company, and its principals, Patrick Abeyta, Jr. and Debra Abeyta, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide...

Appointment of Molly S. Boast as Director of the Bureau of Competition The Federal Trade Commission appointed Molly S. Boast as Director of the Bureau of Competition by a vote of 4-1, with...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement...

Marking the first anniversary of the effective date of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with three Web operators for violations of the...

In an enforcement action challenging the adequacy of health warnings on the packages and in the advertisements of smokeless tobacco products, the Federal Trade Commission today announced it has agreed...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has received clearance from the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a study of U.S. generic drug competition...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in three U. S. District Courts to halt the operations of information brokers who use false pretenses, fraudulent statements, or impersonation to illegally...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action: Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a modified consent agreement...

American Coin-Op Services, Inc., based in Buffalo, New York, and its principals, Daryl J. Chase and Craig J. Schieder, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to...

Web site operators who billed consumers for "free trials" have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices were deceptive and violated federal law. The settlement will bar...

On April 5, 2001, following a bench trial to determine civil penalties and equitable relief, the Federal District Court in Tennessee entered a civil penalty judgment for $1.49 million plus interest...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a Federal Trade Commission decision ordering the Trans Union Corporation to stop selling consumer reports in the form...