South Korea slaps Qualcomm with massive fine for anticompetitive behavior
Qualcomm is no stranger to legal action , but at the end of the day, you’ve gotta hit ‘em in the pocketbook if you want to get a company to change its ways. South Korea’s antitrust authorities have decided that the wireless chipmaker is guilty of some nefarious deeds, imposing a $260 billion won fine — that’s 26 with ten zeroes after it — or about $209 million, which is a new record for the agency. The company has a rather large operation in South Korea dealing with giants Samsung and LG , and that seems to be where the problem starts — South Korea claims that they’re offering better contracts to companies who deal exclusively with Qualcomm and shun its competitors, which the government is taking issue with.
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