Ericsson and others complain to EU over Qualcomm
Fri Oct 28, 2005 06:45 AM ET
STOCKHOLM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ericsson (ERICb.ST: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that it and five other firms had complained to the European Commission over alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Qualcomm (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in licensing patents for 3G mobile technology.
Ericsson said complaints had been filed by itself, Broadcom (BRCM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , NEC (6701.T: Quote, Profile, Research) , Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) , Panasonic Mobile Communications and Texas Instruments (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) .
"The companies state that Qualcomm is violating EU competition law and failing to meet the commitments Qualcomm made to international standard bodies around the world that it would license its technology on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms," Ericsson said in a statement. |
