Federal regulators filed a revised version of their antitrust complaint alleging that Facebook has abused its market power to suppress competition.
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Read More »August 19, 2021 Comments Off on Feds sharpen antitrust case against Facebook with revised filing
Federal regulators filed a revised version of their antitrust complaint alleging that Facebook has abused its market power to suppress competition.
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Read More »July 22, 2019 Comments Off on Md. to receive $5.7M share of settlement with Equifax over data breach
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people.
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Read More »May 22, 2019 Comments Off on Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market
NEW YORK — A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple in a decision that undercuts a key part of its business. The decision vindicates the ...
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Read More »January 28, 2015 Comments Off on TracFone settles with FTC
The nation’s largest prepaid mobile provider, TracFone Wireless, will pay $40 million to settle government claims that it misled millions of smartphone customers with promises of unlimited data service. The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that TracFone’s advertising promised unlimited ...
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Read More »December 23, 2014 Comments Off on FTC sues data broker over consumer info sold to scammers
In a first-of-a-kind case, the Federal Trade Commission is targeting a data broker for allegedly selling sensitive consumer information — including bank account numbers — to marketers that authorities said the broker knew had no legitimate need for it.
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Read More »October 28, 2014 Comments Off on FTC says AT&T misled customers over unlimited data
AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data but had their Internet speeds cut by the company — slowing their ability to open web pages or watch streaming video.
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Read More »July 1, 2014 Comments Off on Regulators accuse T-Mobile of bogus billing
The Federal Trade Commission is alleging that T-Mobile USA, Inc., made "hundreds of millions" of dollars off its customers through bogus charges.
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Read More »May 30, 2014 Comments Off on FTC blesses Wearhouse-Bank deal
The Federal Trade Commission has given the green light to the $1.8 billion Men’s Wearhouse Inc. acquisition of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.
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Read More »September 25, 2013 Comments Off on FTC: $1M settlement in debt collection scam
WASHINGTON — A debt collection operation that involved text messages and collectors allegedly posing as attorneys has led to a $1 million settlement with the federal government. The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that a debt collector in Glendale, Calif., ...
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Read More »August 22, 2013 Comments Off on Barry Rosen: FTC attacks, hospitals retreat
The Federal Trade Commission has recently launched antitrust challenges to a hospital system’s acquisition of the only other hospital offering meaningful competition in its region, another hospital system’s acquisition of 16 cardiologists and a third hospital system’s acquisition of a neighboring hospital.
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