Federal Trade Commission
FTC is Making Consumer Complaint Data More Accessible with New Online Format (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/16/2018 - 14:18FTC Announces Agenda for Nov 1st Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 12:10Statement of FTC Chairman Joe Simons on the Death of former FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/09/2018 - 17:14
FTC Testifies before Subcommittee of Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding Oversight of Antitrust Enforcement
In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons described the agency's enforcement of antitrust laws, advocacy work, and the public hearings it is hosting on a variety of competition and consumer protection issues. And he outlined a series of notable victories in stopping anticompetitive mergers and conduct. The widespread use of technology and data often offer consumer benefits, but may also raise new competition issues, according to the testimony.
FTC Announces Agenda for the Oct 15-17 Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection
The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its Hearings initiative with three full-day sessions, co-sponsored with the Global Antitrust Institute and held at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University in Arlington (VA) on Oct 15-17, 2018. The three-day event will examine the potential for collusive, exclusionary, and predatory conduct in multi-sided, technology-based platform industries.