FTC Testifies That Priorities Include National Advertising, Fighting Fraud, Robocalls, And Expanding Enforcement Authority[telecom]

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By Jeffrey A. Greenbaum

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce about the FTC's consumer protection and competition agenda. Here are some of the advertising-related highlights from their testimony.

The FTC urged Congress to expand the FTC's enforcement authority by enacting privacy and data security legislation that would be enforceable by the FTC, expanding the FTC's rulemaking authority, and giving the FTC jurisdiction over non-profits and common carriers.