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A �鶹��ý Communications Commission proposal to license channels used for paging systems on a geographic basis through competitive bidding will help combat the telemarketing fraud that has been...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission yesterday began distributing to 4,932 consumers more than $120,000 it obtained in a case against Southland Consultants. In August 1994, the FTC charged Christopher Puma...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission staff has told the Washington State House of Representatives that raising the education requirement for Certified Public Accountants (CPA) from the present four-year, 120...

Many consumers may not realize that someone can withdraw money from their checking accounts without showing the bank a check that has their signature on it. In fact, there are many legitimate uses for...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has negotiated two settlements that could result in as much as $11.3 million for the victims of a nationwide prize-promotion telemarketing scheme run out of Henderson...

Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for prior approval of a divestiture from the following. The application will be subject to public comment for 30...

In a wholesale crackdown on deceptive marketing in cyberspace, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged nine companies that market their products and services on the Internet with making false or...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky told a group of advertising executives today that, while the agency's advertising enforcement program generally is moving in the right direction, he...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission announced settlements in six more of the 34 cases it brought last July as a part of "Project Telesweep," which was a nationwide crackdown by federal and state regulators...

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc., and two affiliated hospitals have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission allegations that they made false and unsubstantiated claims in advertising and...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission follow-up of its 1994 case against Eggland's Best, Inc. has led to another settlement with the company over the cholesterol-related claims it has made in marketing its eggs...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has dismissed its complaint against Dillard Department Stores, Inc., thus ending a case in which the FTC had alleged that Dillard's made it unreasonably difficult for...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval of transactions...

A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive "toner phoner" scheme run by seven corporations and eight individuals, doing business under the names of District...

The Diet Workshop, Inc., a franchisor of weight loss plans and products, and the owner of its company-operated territories “Diet Workshop” have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that...

A federal district court in Las Vegas has ordered an immediate halt to a telemarketing “recovery room” operation after hearing evidence from the �鶹��ý Trade Commission that the defendants...

Commission action regarding applications for prior approval of transactions: Following a public comment period, the FTC has ruled on an application from the following:The FTC has approved the...

In the second case of its type in recent months, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced that Johnson & Collins Research, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has agreed to settle allegations over...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced that it has denied a request for an exemption from the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule filed by seven life insurance companies that sell policies to fund pre-need...