Press Releases

Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent with the following entity: The Kroger Co. The Commission's action makes the consent order binding on the respondent. The...

Thomas B. Leary was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on November 10, 1999, as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission to a term that expires in September, 2005. The FTC enforces federal...

Leading national and government agencies, along with several nongovernmental organizations, will be launching an unprecedented consumer education initiative to combat the most pervasive and...

In a deal designed to preserve competition in the market for structural castings for aerospace components, Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) has agreed to divest titanium, large stainless steel and...

Two St. Louis car dealerships will pay a $40,000 civil penalty for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission order related to the Consumer Leasing Act ("CLA") and the Truth In Lending Act (...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition has advised counsel for BJC Health System ("BJCHS") that the Non-Profit Institutions Act ("NPIA") protects the proposed purchase of...

We are pleased to jointly sponsor today's workshop with the Commerce Department. Secretary Daley continues to be a leader advocating the United States' interests in electronic commerce around the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Hearings/Testimony Before Congress: FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky will deliver Commission testimony on Telecommunications Mergers...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent agreement that would allow Dominion Resources, Inc. to acquire Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG), provided that Dominion divest CNG's...

Online Profiling;FTC & Commerce Department to Hold Workshop Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky and Commerce Secretary William M. Daley will open a public workshop on Monday, November 8...

The Federal Trade Commission today said that the proliferation of deceptive unsolicited commercial e-mail - "spam" - is a threat to consumer confidence in online commerce. In testimony before the...

WHAT : For consumers to make informed choices on their telecommunications needs, clear and accurate information is required. The FCC and FTC are joining forces for the first time to highlight the...

Advocacy/comments filed by FTC staff: The staff of the Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection has provided comments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) regarding...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice announced today that representatives of the United States and Brazil have signed a bilateral antitrust cooperation agreement. Brazil becomes...

Consumer complaints about "cramming" - unauthorized charges on telephone bills - are rising dramatically according to Federal Trade Commission testimony delivered to the Senate Committee on Small...

One hundred twenty four thousand consumers - most of them small business owners - who may have had unauthorized charges "crammed" onto their telephone bills for Internet services they never ordered or...

Petition to reopen and modify and order: The Commission has received a petition from the following entity to reopen and modify an existing order: Compaq Computer Corporation, in the matter of Digital...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent agreement settling charges that VNU N.V.'s acquisition of Nielsen Media Research, Inc. would violate antitrust laws. The agency alleged...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent agreement that would allow the $6 billion merger of El Paso Energy Corporation and Sonat Inc., while ensuring that competition is...

The Erickson Agency, Inc. and its owner, Patricia Erickson, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges over Erickson's role in Model 1, Inc. and Creative Talent Management, Inc.'s deceptive scheme...