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All these complications of rules and the rules proposed today by the Federal Trade Commission do not help franchisors remain efficient or franchisees sell more pizza hamburgers or donuts. Franchising is not about laws as much as delivering goods and services to people in a http://www.leemyles-automotive-franchise.com/franchise-articles/FTC_Adding_to_the_Franchise_Rule.html The Federal trade Commission has a rule which says that each potential franchise buyer must receive a uniform franchise offering circular. There are various things in the UFOC one of which is a complete listing of the names addresses and phone numbers of all the franchisees in the system. 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