After six days of testimony challenging Qualcomm's licensing policies, the FTC rests its case

With the entire smartphone industry watching the FTC v. Qualcomm non-jury trial intensely, the FTC rested its case today, the sixth day of proceedings. The trial is expected to last 10-days, and the antitrust agency is trying to prove that the chip maker's "no license, no chips" policy, and the royalties it demands, makes it a monopoly. The FTC's argument is that the company's policies tend to discourage competition. Qualcomm has responded by noting that it has never withheld chips from a customer, and that manufacturers turn to Qualcomm because their chips are superior to the competition's.

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Tuesday, 15 January 2019 GSM ARENA GSMArena.com