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The FTC will host a workshop on May 11, 2011, in Washington, DC, examining how the government, businesses, and consumer protection organizations can work together to prevent consumers from being hit with unauthorized third-party charges on their phone bills, a practice known as “cramming.” The workshop will be held at the FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., 20001.

The workshop will not be Webcast, but it will be videotaped. Those who cannot attend, but who are interested in the agenda can log on to the FTC’s cramming site beginning Monday, May 16, 2011 to view the video of the forum in its entirety.

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