legislation: 105-s-721

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105-s-721 105 s 721 Personal Computer Truth in Advertising Act of 1997 Commerce 1997-05-08 1997-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] NJ D T000317 0 Personal Computer Truth in Advertising Act of 1997 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a study of the marketing and advertising practices of manufacturers and retailers of personal computers. Requires the FTC to give particular emphasis to determining: (1) whether the practice of the advertising of the internal speed of a CPU in megahertz, without mentioning the external speed of a CPU, could be considered to be an unfair or deceptive practice, within the meaning of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; and (2) the extent to which the practice is used in the marketing and advertising of personal computers. 2025-08-21T16:12:56Z  

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