For Release October 23, 2007 The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will not remove any telephone numbers from the National Do Not Call Registry for telemarketers, based on the five-year registration period, pending final Congressional or agency action regarding whether to make registration permanent. We made this decision in response to consumer concerns […]
Category Archives: Federal Trade Commission
FTC Approves Filing of Amended Complaint in Matter of Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc., et al.; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Fresenius AG and American Renal Associates
Commission approval of amended complaint filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc., et al. The original complaint in this case, announced earlier this month, charged the marketers of Kevin Trudeau’s book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know […]
FTC Approves Filing of Amended Complaint in Matter of Merchant Processing, Inc.
For Your Information October 19, 2007 Commission approval of amended complaint filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Merchant Processing, Inc., et al. The original complaint in this case, announced in April 2007, alleged the defendants used deceptive tactics to sell credit- and debit-card processing […]
FTC Testifies on Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007
Providing Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the Antitrust Task Force of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on the Judiciary, Deputy Bureau of Competition Director David P. Wales, Jr., presented the Commission’s views on H.R. 971, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007, which would create an exemption from the antitrust laws to allow […]
FTC Stops Coffee Shop Franchisors From Using Inadequate Disclosure Documents
A company and its officers, selling coffee shop franchises under the trade name “Barista’s Daily Grind,” have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they gave consumers inadequate disclosure documents and made earnings claims without the required documentation. The settlement agreement prohibits the defendants from violating the Franchise Rule in the future and requires them to […]
FTC Testifies on Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007
Providing Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the Antitrust Task Force of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on the Judiciary, Deputy Bureau of Competition Director David P. Wales, Jr., presented the Commission’s views on H.R. 971, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007, which would create an exemption from the antitrust laws to allow […]
FTC Warns 15 Marketers of Cosmetic Contact Lenses
On October 12, Federal Trade Commission staff sent warning letters to 15 sellers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses who appeared to be providing contact lenses to consumers without valid prescriptions. Under the FTC’s Contact Lens Rule, sellers of both corrective and non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses must have a copy of a valid contact lens prescription […]
FTC Warns 15 Marketers of Cosmetic Contact Lenses
On October 12, Federal Trade Commission staff sent warning letters to 15 sellers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses who appeared to be providing contact lenses to consumers without valid prescriptions. Under the FTC’s Contact Lens Rule, sellers of both corrective and non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses must have a copy of a valid contact lens prescription […]
Internet Hijacker, Mousetrapper Settles FTC Charges
An operator who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and held them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads, has agreed to settle FTC charges that he was in contempt of a court order requiring him […]
Internet Hijacker, Mousetrapper Settles FTC Charges
An operator who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and held them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads, has agreed to settle FTC charges that he was in contempt of a court order requiring him […]