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The
FTC is in the early stages of gathering information about
whether Broadcom, which has become a major supplier of WiFi and
Bluetooth chips to companies like Apple Inc, illegally forced
exclusivity agreements on its customers, the report added.
Broadcom is blaming the supply-chain crisis to justify its
demands from customers, the report said, citing people with
knowledge of the situation and a document seen by The
Information.
The FTC has declined to comment, while Broadcom did not
immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
In July last year, FTC said it had filed a proposed order to
settle antitrust charges against the company. The consent order
required Broadcom to stop demanding that its customers buy
components mostly or only from Broadcom.
Broadcom reached a similar agreement with the European
Commission in October 2020.
(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna
Chandra ELuri)
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