EU Commission: Qualcomm LTE chipsets fine antitrust case

European Commission · AT.40220 · decided Jan 24, 2018 · Dismissed

The Commission found Qualcomm made significant payments to Apple on condition that it would not buy LTE baseband chipsets from rivals.

The case

Against: Qualcomm
Regulator: European Commission
Docket: AT.40220
Decided: Jan 24, 2018
Status: DismissedThe General Court annulled the decision in 2022.
Outcome: The Commission fined Qualcomm EUR 997 million for paying Apple to use only its LTE baseband chipsets; the decision was later annulled.
Amount: EUR 997 million

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jan 24, 2018	Decision: EU Commission: Qualcomm LTE chipsets fine	Decision	Link

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Caption and links

Qualcomm (exclusivity payments)