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In the latest development in the battle between Qualcomm and Broadcom, the CTIA (the International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry) has officially asked President Bush to issue a presidential veto on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ban on Qualcomm’s 3G chipsets.
If you’ll remember, the ITC found that Qualcomm’s 3G chips were infringing on certain Broadcom patents – and decided to ban imports of devices manufactured with the infringing chipset after June 7, 2007. However, ITC Chairman Daniel Pearson was against the commission’s ruling – and the CTIA is asking that President Bush support the Chairman’s position. In the letter that CTIA sent to the White House, CTIA President and CEO, Steven Largent, implored the President to veto the decision a it would hurt emergency response, cause “economic disruption, ” and “force the redesign of virtually all handsets that utilize these chips.”
The ban affects wireless operators in the US – with the big-boys like AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, and T-mobile looking to lose the most.
[Via: Mobile Crunch]
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