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Broadcom requests consent decree to settle South Korean probe of alleged unfair practices

By Wooyoung Lee
  • 05 Aug 2022 03:23
  • 05 Aug 2022 03:23
Broadcom has requested a consent order from the South Korean competition regulator to settle allegations that it forced smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics into signing long-term contracts regarding radio frequency front-end chips, or RFFEs.
Broadcom applied for the consent order to the Korea Fair Trade Commission, or KFTC, in

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Wooyoung Lee

Correspondent, Seoul


Wooyoung Lee is a correspondent based in MLex’s Seoul office, South Korea, covering antitrust, privacy and data security, mergers and acquisitions and financial services. Wooyoung has more than a decade of experience in journalism, public policy and research. She has worked and written for news outlets including The Korea Herald, Al Jazeera International, Bloomberg BNA, Monocle, among others.

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