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The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that the FTC has cracked down on the deceptive marketing of prepaid phone cards, and that pending legislation would benefit consumers by giving the agency stronger tools to combat the problem.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Trade Commission will review Google's recent $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Federal Trade Commission has provided U.S. energy regulators with its views about how to improve regional planning for new power transmission lines and how to allocate the costs of new transmission lines. The Federal Trade Commission has approved BASF SE's request to divest Ciba Holding Inc.'s Indanthrone Blue and Bismuth Vanadate Pigments Businesses to Dominion Colour Corporation.
The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing Google's $750 million acquisition of mobile-advertising company AdMob, but there's no indication of any potential objections to the deal. The WSJ, citing unidentified sources, reports that so far the review appears to be procedural.
In conjunction with the organizers of the World Cup, the Federal Trade Commission is warning soccer fans that they could become victims of scams.
The Federal Trade Commission will host the first of three public Roundtables to explore the privacy challenges posed by technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data.
Marketers of violent music, movies, and video games can do more to restrict the promotion of these products to children, according to the seventh in a series of Federal Trade Commission reports on marketing violent entertainment to children.
The U.S. Justice Department, at the Federal Trade Commission's request, filed suit today in federal court in a case affecting consumers nationwide.
Intel has delayed plans for an advanced graphics chip based on its Larrabee silicon and software development, and it may be because of a Federal Trade Commission investigation into alleged anticompetitive behavior. Larrabee is a complex, multi-year project focused on a new approach to graphics and high-performance computing, according to Intel.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Monday that the Federal Trade Commission ended a review of its proposed $26.3 billion acquisition of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., moving the deal a step closer to completion. Berkshire and... Berkshire Hathaway - Warren Buffett - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation - BNSF Railway - United States
WASHINGTON — Entertainment companies need to further restrict the way violent content is marketed to children, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released last week.
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