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FTC Takes Action against Second VoIP Service Provider for Facilitating Illegal Telemarketing Robocalls
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider Alcazar Networks Inc.
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Statement of Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Regarding the Announcement That the Parties Have Abandoned CoStar Group Inc.’s Acquisition of RentPath Holdings, Inc.
Following the announcement that the parties have abandoned CoStar’s proposed acquisition of RentPath, Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, made this statement: “This is terrific news for consumers. The CoStar/RentPath deal would have combined two close competitors and...
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Ten Individual and Corporate Defendants Settle FTC Charges that They Participated in, Controlled, or Benefitted from the Sanctuary Belize Real Estate Scam
Just prior to trial, ten individual and corporate defendants agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they participated in, controlled, or illegally benefitted from the allegedly deceptive marketing of the “Sanctuary Belize” real estate development in remote southern Belize, including...
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FTC Imposes Conditions on E. & J. Gallo Winery’s Acquisition of Assets from Constellation Brands, Inc.
Wine and spirits maker E. & J. Gallo Winery has agreed to divest several product lines and remove certain others from its asset purchase agreement with competitor Constellation Brands, Inc. to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $1.7 billion transaction would violate...
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Statement of Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Regarding the Announcement that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has Abandoned Its Proposed Acquisition of Two Memphis-area Hospitals from Tenet Healthcare
“This is great news for patients in the Memphis area. The FTC voted unanimously to challenge this hospital transaction because it would have eliminated competition between two of only four hospital providers and left patients worse off as a result. That outcome has been avoided. I’m grateful not...
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PrivacyCon 2021
The FTC will host its sixth annual PrivacyCon on July 27, 2021. PrivacyCon 2021 will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers, academics, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and government regulators, to discuss the latest research and trends...Past Events
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Prehearing scheduling conference in the matter of Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. et al.
Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell will direct a prehearing scheduling conference in the matter of Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. et al., Docket No. 9399. Available via phone: 844-291-5490 with access code 667263, 4:00 PM ET
Dec
23
Prehearing scheduling conference in the matter of CoStar Group, Inc, et al.
Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell will direct a prehearing scheduling conference in the matter of CoStar Group, Inc, et al., Docket 9398. Available via phone: 844-291-5490, Access Code 667263
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