Ban Halts Release of New 3G Phones
The Entire ITC ORDER (Analysis will come soon. )
News Release 07-062
Inv. No. 337-TA-543
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
ITC ANNOUNCES REMEDY IN BROADCOM/QUALCOMM INVESTIGATION
The U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC" or "Commission") today announced the remedial orders it will issue in connection with its section 337 investigation concerning Baseband Processor Chips and Chipsets, Transmitter and Receiver (Radio) Chips, Power Control Chips, and Products Containing Same, Including Cellular Telephone Handsets (337-TA-543).
The chips and chipsets at issue are used in handheld wireless communications devices, including cellular telephone handsets, that are capable of operating on so-called third-generation ("3G") cellular telephone networks, i.e., EV-DO (...
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1) A phone manufacturer imported 3 zillion Qualcomm chips before the deadline then manufactures the phones in the US using these chips at their leasure.
2) Qualcomm builds a chip manufacturing plant in the US to circumvent the import restriction
The ban isn't simply on handsets equipped with a Qualcomm chip entering the U.S. from outside the country but any and all Qualcomm chips regardless of origin.
1. It will be ok if the companies import phones and pdas that use 3G chipsets from Qualcomm before or on that date. Remember they can still send phones and pdas that do not use any 3G chipsets.
2. Yea, this won’t work because it will still be a ban. Majority of these companies work with outside parties.
nextel18 said:
1. It will be ok if the companies import phones and pdas that use 3G chipsets from Qualcomm before or on that date. Remember they can still send phones and pdas that do not use any 3G chipsets.
But I'm not talking about importing phones, I'm talking about manufacturing new models of phones in the US with Qualcomm chips that were imported before the ban became effective, since the ban seems to only deal with imports, not demestic manufacture.
2. Yea, this won’t work because it will still be a ban. Majority of these companies work with outside parties.
But what I am saying is the ban seems to only cover imported chips and handsets and doesn't mention things ...
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