Press Releases

Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized staff to publicly release a report entitled "Federal Trade Commission Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2002." The Fiscal Year 2002 Report...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted for public comment a proposed consent order with the Institute of Store Planners (ISP), which would require the group to remove restrictions on competition...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District court judge to block an allegedly illegal spam operation that uses deceptively bland subject lines, false return addresses, and empty "reply-to"...

ValueVision International, Inc., the third largest television "home shopping" network retailer in the United States, has agreed to pay a $215,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated...

A ring of defendants who allegedly defrauded thousands of consumers nationwide through a deceptive telemarketing pitch will pay more than $131,000 for consumer redress under a stipulated final court...

An Arizona-based company, Snore Formula, Inc., its officers, and a distributor have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to have scientific substantiation for the claims...

Pfizer Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation will divest pharmaceutical products in nine separate product markets to different third parties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the merger of...

Publication of information gathered at FTC mergers roundtable: On December 9-10, 2002, the FTC's Bureau of Economics held a roundtable entitled "Understanding Mergers: Strategy & Planning...

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today released a detailed schedule listing specific witnesses for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and...

To continue its work for consumers in FY 2004, the Federal Trade Commission today requested $191,132,000 and 1,074 FTE. The FY 2004 request was made during testimony by Chairman Timothy J. Muris...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Quest Diagnostics Inc. and...

The third session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will begin on Wednesday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. The agenda for the...

Robert Barr and Candace Rodriguez, principals of Westcal Equipment, doing business as Pioneer First and PF Member Services, Inc., have agreed to settle federal charges that they engaged in fraudulent...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has established a redress fund for eligible consumers who purchased "Media Units" - blocks of television commercials that promoted various products...

In a recently released report, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cites its activities related to prescription drugs, gasoline, "Do Not Call," deceptive lending, and e-commerce as the highlights of...

Submission of Commission report to Congress: In accordance with the reporting provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the FTC has submitted its third annual report to Congress on the number and...

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that it is using a variety of initiatives to combat identity theft. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Howard Beales, Director...

Rolls-Royce Corporation has asked the Federal Trade Commission to exempt the company's authorized maintenance centers for turboprop, turbofan, and industrial gas turbine engines from the disclosure...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris, as well as the Commission's three bureau directors, Joe Simons, Howard Beales, and David T. Scheffman, will address participants at the ABA's annual...

Federal Trade Commission Competition Director Joe Simons today announced the issuance of the Bureau's new "Statement of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition on Negotiating Merger...