...bill to read: "Sec. 5. That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. "The commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...bill to read: "Sec. 5. That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. "The commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...empowered the Commission to prevent violations of the Act. That section, in relevant part, states: "The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations . . . from using unfair methods of comi>etitlon in commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices...

...factors, or between retailers, or between persons, firms, or corporations in competition with each other. (6) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed...corporations, except banks; common carriers subject to the f :ts to regulate commerce, air carriers, and foreign air carriers subject to the Federal \viation...

...reads in part ag follows: "That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. "The commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the act* to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...partnerships, or corporations, except banks, savings and loan institutions described in section 18(f)(3), common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers, and foreign carriers subject to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 USC 11301 et seq.), and persona, partnerships,...

...deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful. [PTC Jurisdiction] (2) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, savings and loan institutions described in section I8(f)(3), umiimni carriers subject to the Acts to...

...62 See 15 USC § 45(a)(2) (stating that the Federal Trade Commission does not have jurisdiction over "common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers, and foreign air carriers . . . ."); see also FTC Comments at 7 n.10. 63 Pub. L. No. 102-556, 106 Stat. 4181 (1992) (codified...

...October 11, 1993, (Statement of the Federal Trade Commission). 3 Section 5(aX2) of the FTC Act states: The commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations * * * from using unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce." 15 USC §45(aX2)....

...and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful. (2) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, savings and loan institutions described in section 18(f)(3), Federal credit unions described in section...