Imperial Valley News Center
FTC Cases Resulted in More Than $6.4 Billion in Refunds for Consumers Between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission reports that its law enforcement actions in a recent one-year period returned $6.4 billion in refunds to consumers, including $391 million the FTC sent directly to 6.28 million consumers.
FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has issued its biennial report to Congress focusing on the use of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry by both consumers and businesses and other organizations over the past two years.
IID announces holiday and system maintenance closures
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Imperial, California - The Imperial Irrigation District is reminding customers that its energy customer service and call centers will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2017, and Monday, January 1, 2018, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
On the Presidential Elections in Honduras
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Washington, DC - We congratulate President Juan Orlando Hernandez on his victory in the November 26 presidential elections, as declared by the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE).
Hotel Room Resellers Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers
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Salt Lake City, Utah - Utah-based third-party hotel room resellers have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers through ads, webpages, and call centers that led consumers to mistakenly believe they were reserving the rooms directly from the hotel, and failed to adequately tell consumers that their credit cards would be charged immediately, rather than after they arrived at the hotel. This case is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to ensure consumers receive accurate information in connection with booking hotels so they can make informed choices.
The Internet
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Washington, DC - Eighty-seven percent of the U.S. population regularly use the Internet to stay in touch with friends and family and to do other activities such as conducting business and shopping online, according to the Pew Research Center.
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