E-mail, the World Wide Web, e-commerce, file sharing, telecommuting, streaming media and Voice over IP (VoIP) are now part of our daily work and home lives. The FTC works for a competitive marketplace, protecting healthy competition so that this technological progress can continue at an affordable price. As part of its program, the FTC enforces laws against individuals or companies that try to stifle competition. This Web site offers information for consumers, companies, attorneys, and legislators on the FTC's recent initiatives to encourage competition as it relates to E-Commerce.

• Workshops
  
  
  • Restriction of Internet Competition (October 8-10, 2002)
    
    
• Reports
  
  
  • The Strength of Competition in the Sale of Rx Contact Lenses (February 2005)
    
    
  • Contact Lens Report (March 2004)
    
    
  • Wine Report (July 2003)
    
    
• Speeches
  
  
  • The Federal Trade Commission in the Online World: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers
    Remarks to The Progress & Freedom Foundation’s Aspen Summit, August 21, 2006
    
    
  • The Evolution of Electronic B2B Marketplaces
    Remarks Before the Federal Trade Commission Public Workshop: Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces,
    Susan S. DeSanti, Director, Policy Planning, June 29, 2000