EU officials raid Intel, others

Iria · Jul 12, 2005, 02:31 PM

U.S. chipmaker Intel, computer makers and distributors were raided by European Commission and local officials on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into possible antitrust violations, a spokesman for the European Union executive said.

Officials with the Directorate-General for Competition, "accompanied by officials from national competition authorities, are conducting inspections of several premises of Intel in Europe as well as a number of IT firms manufacturing or selling computers," spokesman Jonathan Todd said.

"The investigations are being carried out within the framework of an ongoing competition case," he added.

In March, the Commission said it was investigating Intel in cooperation with the Japanese authorities.
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Source: ZDNet

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	EU officials raid Intel, others U.S. chipmaker Intel, computer makers and distributors were raided by European Commission and local officials on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into possible antitrust violations, a spokesman for the European Union executive said. Officials with the Directorate-General for Competition, "accompanied by officials from national competition authorities, are conducting inspections of several premises of Intel in Europe as well as a number of IT firms manufacturing or selling computers," spokesman Jonathan Todd said. "The investigations are being carried out within the framework of an ongoing competition case," he added. In March, the Commission said it was investigating Intel in cooperation with the Japanese authorities. __________ Source: ZDNet