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Indiana-Based Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Soliciting Small Business to Pay for Advertisements in "Community" Publications
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Two Fort Wayne-based telemarketers charged by the Federal Trade Commission with deceptively convincing small businesses they owe money for unordered advertisements in publications purported to be...
Public Statement
Testimony
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Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, I am delighted to be here this morning, and I appreciate your holding this hearing today to address...
Public Statement
The Influence of Violent Entertainment Material on Kids: What is to be Done?
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Two weeks ago, President Clinton asked the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to conduct a study to determine whether firms in the movie, music recording and video game industries...
Public Statement
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning H.R. 1304 the "Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999"
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Mr. Chairman, the Federal Trade Commission thanks you and the members of the Committee for inviting us again this year to present the Commission's views on a proposed antitrust exemption to allow...
Jun08
U.S. Perspectives on Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace
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The workshop explored various issues that online consumers confront as they buy goods or services from foreign businesses. These issues concern questions of what laws apply to direct, international...
May20
Workshop to Address Proposed Changes to FTC Pay-per-call Rule
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The FTC published proposed amendments to the Pay-per-call Rule, including provisions to combat telephone bill "cramming" - inserting unauthorized charges on consumers' phone bills - and other abuses...
May14
Interpretation of Rules and Guides for Electronic Media
The conference explored how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and CD-ROMs.
Public Statement
Presentation
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Consumer protection plays a vital role in a free market economy. The exercise of informed choice by consumers in making purchase decisions is critical in determining the prices at which sellers will...
"Operation Missed Giving" Targets Fraudulent Charitable Fundraising
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How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...
TrendMark Inc., also d/b/a TrendMark International, et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
972 3255
Docket Number
C-3829
Internet Site Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Collecting Personal Information in Agency's First Internet Privacy Case
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GeoCities, one of the most popular sites on the World Wide Web, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the purposes for which it was collecting personal...
Bogdana Corporation, Joseph L. Gruber, and Bogda Gruber, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
952 3235
Docket Number
C-3820
FTC Enforcement Actions Continue to Target "Crammers"
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Consumer complaints about crammers -- companies that use deceptive and unfair tactics to cram charges on consumers' phone bills --- are rising rapidly, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In...
Public Statement
Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in the Digital Economy
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Thank you for inviting me to speak to your conference today. I am happy to be here because it is an important and exciting time for media and entertainment; a time marked by change and promise for...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail"
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By
Sheila F. Anthony, Former Commissioner
Mr. Chairman, I am Sheila Foster Anthony, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. The Federal Trade Commission is pleased to provide testimony today on the subject of unsolicited commercial e...
Report
Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose
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Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose A Public Conference on the Information Consumers Need to Evaluate Weight Loss Products and Programs Report of the...
Public Statement
The Emerging Electronic Marketplace
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* The views expressed are those of Chairman Pitofsky, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or other Commissioners. Over one hundred years ago, Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren wrote...
Frank Bommarito Oldsmobile, Inc. and Frank J. Bommarito, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
952 3202
Docket Number
C-3774
Suntrup Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
952 3200
952 3201
Docket Number
C-3779
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