prerecorded messages and telephone automation to solicit the sale of goods and services to customers via phone calls. This practice causes problems and nuisances to consumers‚ which in turn prompted numerous complaints to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Because of the numerous complaints‚ Congress created the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)‚ 1991 and the Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 to protect consumers from such annoying practices. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
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ETHICS IN ADVERTISING RESEARCH QUESTION : WHAT IS ADVERTISING ETHICS AND WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT.? ABSTRACT Advertising is a type of communication between two parties. It covers a range of formats from small newspaper listings to video campaigns. It is often classified within the wider category of marketing‚ which includes many other activities‚ such as pricing. The world of advertising has its own Site about the good and the bad‚ truth and dishonesty. The
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Identity Theft is a form of fraudulent activity‚ which involves using someone else’s personal details and assuming their identity. There are several forms of identity theft‚ but the most common are business/commercial identity theft‚ and financial identity theft – in which the victim’s credit might be severely affected and could be accountable for the perpetrator’s actions. This paper will highlight ways to prevent identity theft‚ and what to do if you are a victim of identity theft. The easiest
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debt-collection agencies‚ which in turn has resulted in an increased number of criticisms against such agencies. Correspondingly‚ the changes to the bankruptcy laws of 2005 required debtors filing bankruptcy to attend these classes. The Federal Trade Commission reported 70‚951 complaints against debt collectors in 2007‚ more than six times the number of complaints registered in 1999. (Chan‚ S‚
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On February 26‚ 2015‚ the Federal Communications Commission passed the Title II Net Neutrality rules. These rules will be enforced by the FCC and will protect the American people when it comes to the use of the Internet. Some people say that this is a major part of history because of the way the Internet has changed and enriched lifestyles. Research suggests that Net Neutrality will benefit all Internet users because it protects consumers against blocking of content‚ prevents throttling of all
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Economic sustainability- how far should the state involve itself in the world of business? Definitions and conceptual understanding. o It is the use of a bevy of strategies for in order to employ all of the existing resources optimally. o A responsible and beneficial balance that can be achieved over the longer term would be the most ideal form of economic sustainability. o Within the context of a business‚ economic sustainability usually involves using the variety of assets of the company
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true; they often tend to make people try being someone else’s idea of perfection while ignoring their own goals‚ and then conduct the consumers to deception. As for anything else‚ regulations on advertising do exist and are set by the Federal Trade Commission. But still‚ the problem of deceptive advertising does exist and is very persistent. My goal is to discuss the problem of deceptive advertising‚ by analyzing the strengths and the weaknesses of the FTC policies on advertising‚ the causes and effects
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did not violate the antitrust statutes and that they had achieved th.eir market position as "’the result of business fore sight‚ intelligent planning • ‚.‚ [and] the taking of economic risk. ‚‚3 The Federal Trade Commission upheld the ALJ’s decision on November 20‚ 1980. The commission relied primarily on the rationale stated in the Alcoa case that a monopolist may have had monopoly "’thrust upon it:’" "persons may unwittingly find themselves in possession of a monopoly‚ automatically so to say
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all computers that are accessed by them. Schools subject to CIPA must have Internet safety policies that monitor the online activities of minors and must also provide education to minors about appropriate online behavior (Federal Communications Commission 2011). The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was enacted by Congress in 1998 to address concerns about children under the age of 13 providing personal information to websites or online services. COPPA requires that operators of
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around for quite a long time and sadly to say it is widely spread today. Advertisers project false advertisement to intentionally mislead the consumer into deciding on a product based on falsified information. Under the Federal Trade Commission Act‚ the Commission is authorized to prevent inequitable methods of competition‚ and inequitable or deceptive acts or practices that will affect commerce in any way. (“Legal Resources”) Knowing how much deceptive advertising can influence consumption can
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