FTC launches Broadcom probe

Kathryn Haake

18 January 2018

Federal Trade Commission building (Credit: Wikimedia)

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating global semiconductor company Broadcom, reportedly for an antitrust violation by forcing customers to purchase a certain percentage of its product and limiting other customers’ product access.

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