Press Releases

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...

Sixteen defendants targeted in a law enforcement crackdown on illegal credit repair services have agreed to settle federal charges that the "file segregation" advice and products violated federal law...

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...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the final rule to implement the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). The main goal of the COPPA and the rule is to protect the privacy of...

An official with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition today testified before a House Committee about competition issues in agriculture and food marketing. Willard K. Tom, the Deputy...

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 19, 1999 -- "Tune Out the Violence," a nationwide effort to reduce the impact of media violence on young people, was launched today in a first-ever partnershi[ between the...

A federal district court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze against an Orange County, California company that purportedly sold work-at-home medical billing opportunities. Data...

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

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop on November 18, 1999, to discuss issues relevant to the recently-initiated review of the Funeral Rule. The workshop conference will give the...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop on November 18, 1999, to discuss issues relevant to the recently-initiated review of the Funeral Rule. The workshop conference will give the...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky outlined his views on the effect of global trade on U.S. competition law and enforcement policies today in a speech before Fordham University's 26th...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Trade Regulation Rule titled "Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business...

Unicor Funding, Inc., a California-based marketer of federally insured home improvement loans ("Title 1" loans), has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $100,000 for allegedly violating the Fair Credit...

New Bureau of Competition Director: Effective today, Richard G. Parker has been named Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition. His appointment by Chairman Robert Pitofsky was unanimously approved...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Advocacy/comments filed by FTC the Commission: The Commission has authorized the filing of comments on the Federal Communications...

Samuel and Jay Levine, President and Vice President respectively for Vendors Financial Services (VFS), have agreed to a permanent ban from marketing any business opportunity, franchise or business...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky and U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno today signed an antitrust cooperation agreement between the United States and Japan. The agreement was signed for...

Defendants who crammed charges onto consumers phone bills for services they did not order or authorize have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal laws...

"The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 1999 provides some useful tools to help combat scholarship fraud," said Federal Trade Commissioner Sheila F. Anthony in delivering FTC testimony today...