Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm hit with US antitrust suit

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm hit with US antitrust suit Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2017 - Mobile chip giant Qualcomm was hit Tuesday with a US antitrust suit alleging it abused its dominant position in the market for processors used in cell phones and other devices. The US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in federal court in California claiming Qualcomm's practices amount to "unlawful maintenance of a monopoly in baseband processors," which are devices that enable cellula ... more

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