FTC Slams Spammer in Pocketbook
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An Internet marketer will pay a $900,000 civil penalty for violating the CAN-SPAM Act, the largest penalty yet for illegal spam, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The company also is...
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Agency Seeks Input on Agenda For Global Marketing and Technology Hearings:
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection invites consumers, businesspeople, technologists, law enforcement officials, academics, and other interested parties to participate in...
Announced Action for March 22, 2006
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Publication of Federal Register notice: Commission has approved publication of an interagency advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the accuracy and integrity of information furnished to...
FTC to Host Workshop on Alternative Mortgages on May 24
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On May 24, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, Protecting Consumers in the New Mortgage Marketplace, on consumer protection issues arising from the growth of “nontraditional” or...
Debt Elimination Program Fails to Deliver Guaranteed Lower Interest Rates
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Washington State Attorney General have asked a federal judge to order Debt Solutions Inc. and three other telemarketers in Washington and Florida to stop charging...
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Costa Rica's Consumer Protection Body
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The Federal Trade Commission and Costa Rica’s consumer protection authority, the Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce (MEIC), have signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...
Staff Files Amicus Brief in Case of Whitfield v. Radian Guaranty
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Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief in the currently pending case Whitfield et al v. Radian Guaranty, Inc., No. 05-5017 (3d Cir.). The...
End of the Line for Phone Bill Crammers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has halted a massive fraudulent billing scheme that has collected more than $25 million in bogus collect call charges from hundreds of...
FTC Consent Order Protects Competition in the Market for Free-Standing Newspaper Inserts
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Valassis Communications, Inc., a leading producer of free-standing newspaper inserts (FSIs) in the United States, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it attempted to collude with News...
Commission Approves Final Order in Matter of DSW Inc.
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Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final order in the matter concerning DSW Inc., and authorized the staff to respond to the...
FTCs Bureau of Economics Files Comment with FCC on Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses; Commission Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Information Requests to Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers
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Commission authorization of the filing of staff comment:The Commission has authorized the staff of the Bureau of Economics to file a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding...
FTC Testifies on Dietary Supplements
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In testimony today before the House Committee on Government Reform, Lee Peeler, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, “Although many supplements offer the potential for...
Dietary Supplement Maker Garden of Life Settles FTC Charges
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An operation that marketed dietary supplements sold at Whole Foods Market, GNC, the Vitamin Shoppe, and on the Internet settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made deceptive advertising...
Preserving Competition, FTC Requires Divestiture Before Allowing Allergans Acquisition of Inamed
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Botox marketer Allergan, Inc., and the Inamed Corporation will divest the rights to develop and distribute Reloxin, a potential Botox rival, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Allergan’s...
FTC Retains Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule Without Changes
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FTC Retains Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule Without Changes The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to retain, without changes, the Children’s Online Privacy...
FTC Staff Files Comments on New Jerseys Proposed Advertising Guideline 4; Commission Finalizes Teva/Ivax Consent Order
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Commission authorization of the filing of staff comment:The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning to file a...
FTC and Canadian Consumer Protection Agencies Kick Off March as Fraud Prevention Month
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Officials from the Federal Trade Commission and Canadian consumer protection agencies met in Ottawa today to kick off March as Fraud Prevention Month. The initiative is part of an international effort...
FTC Obtains Injunction Against the Companies Running the "Wal-Mart Shopping Spree" Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has obtained a temporary restraining order against a group of defendants running what has become known as the “Wal-Mart Shopping Spree” scam. The order...
Commission receives petition from Procter & Gamble Company to approve divestiture related to Gillette acquisition
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Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) requesting approval of a divestiture related to its recent acquisition of...
Nueva Sección de Alerta en Línea Ofrece Recomendaciones para Compradores y Vendedores de Subastas en Internet
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La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) y sus colegas asociados del gobierno y de la industria tecnológica dieron a conocer hoy una nueva sección del sitio Web AlertaenLinea...
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