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To: Tony Viola who wrote (78804)	11/5/1999 9:31:00 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574085

RE <<Intel must have bribed the judge. How else could the evil empire,part 2,be possibly found innocent?>> ______________________________________________________________________ Intel Says It's Still Under US FTC Antitrust Investigation Washington, Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, says it has ''no indication whatsoever'' that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is closing an investigation of Intel's business practices. The FTC staff has been investigating whether Intel leverages its dominance in the market for computer chips to control markets for other electronic components of personal computers. Among other practices, the FTC has investigated whether Intel withheld access to its chip technology to prevent rivals from producing compatible products. ''As far as we are concerned the investigation is continuing,'' Intel spokesman Charles Mulloy said of a report by USA Today that the FTC staff was close to shutting down the long- running investigation. Intel has ''no indication whatsoever that the investigation is over,'' Mulloy said. The FTC declined comment on the published report. Mulloy also denied that Intel had changed some if its licensing practices as a result of the FTC investigation. Intel has long licensed technology known as ''P6-bus'' and this year issued licenses to four other companies this year, he said. ''Our behavior and the practices that we conduct as a company are lawful and we haven't changed them,'' he said. The company is continuing to cooperate with the investigation, he said. Earlier this year, Intel settled a separate case with the FTC, agreeing not to retaliate against companies that file patent- infringement claims by withholding access to chip technology. Intel reserved the right to withhold such technology if a rival company sought a court injunction to block distribution of a product that the subject of the patent dispute. Shares of Intel rose 1 1/2 to 83 1/16 in morning trading. Nov/05/1999 11:12 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Bloomberg L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly attributed to Bloomberg News. The information herein was obtained from sources which Bloomberg L.P. and its suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.(C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are trademarks, tradenames and service marks of Bloomberg L.P.