US Federal Trade Commission

US man who helped Indian call center banned from telemarketing

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced to ban a Florida man from helping any telemarketers, as he allegedly collected more than USD 1.3 million from about 3,000 consumers in a scheme that helped Indian call center collect money from victims of IRS scam.

Feb 15, 2017, 23:35 PM IST

Confidential US FTC report found Google anticompetitive tactics: Report

Key staff members at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission were in favor of suing Google Inc for violating antitrust rules before the agency settled its investigation in 2013, according a confidential report cited by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

Mar 20, 2015, 09:17 AM IST

Sun Pharma gets US FTC clearance for Ranbaxy acquisition

The early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the essential conditions to the closing of the Ranbaxy acquisition, it added.

Feb 02, 2015, 11:14 AM IST

AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy prevail in Nexium antitrust trial

The US Federal Trade Commission estimates that pay-for-delay deals, in which a branded drugmaker pays a generic rival to stay off the market, cost consumers $3.5 billion each year.

Dec 06, 2014, 08:43 AM IST