Korea anti-out Max ticket

Korea Fair Trade Commission announced on 23 July, the United States mobile communication technology developer Qualcomm in violation of antitrust law, Korea is up to 2600 billion won (about $ 2.08 million), this is the history of Korea in Korea foreign-funded enterprises and the largest amount of fines, where you can see that Korea against foreign monopolies.

Korea Fair Trade Commission survey, Qualcomm from April 2004 to Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Korea CDMA handset manufacturers provide the underlying technology, and 5% of patent fees. But if these companies use Qualcomm's mobile phone other than other enterprises, Qualcomm will spare parts to pay 5.75 per cent of patent fees. In addition, Qualcomm from July 2000, also to buy this chip enterprises provide a tax rebate, before 2004, the average tax refund to the related company for the quarter million, after the 2004 average quarterly tax credit of up to 820 million. Korea Fair Trade Commission that Qualcomm's disguised discounts and rebates behavior seriously hindered the development of other enterprises, and make the company since 2002 in Korea's market share has remained at 98%, Korea Mobile chip industry formed a monopoly.

For the Korea Fair Trade Commission's verdict, Korea domestic General welcomed this decision will serve to promote the sound development of related industries. Korea associated press reported that the FTC's decision will enable handset manufacturers to have more choice, the other handset chip manufacturers will be more opportunities. As the mobile phone chip industry competition intensifies, related products, prices declined and eventually necessary for mobile phone manufacturers and consumers will benefit. The Dong-a daily reports that Qualcomm to related corporate tax practice adversely affecting other chip production enterprise of survival, the FTC's decision makes other chip production enterprises. But as the chip maker between competition intensifies, the price will drop chips, consumers will buy a cheaper mobile phone. National business law commented that the FTC on Qualcomm sanctions once again shows its maintenance market competition order determination should positively. However, Korea enterprise should take this as an opportunity to develop core technologies, avoid others.

In fact, in recent years, the Korea Fair Trade Commission to frequent hand, sanctions, a number of large enterprises at home and abroad, effectively maintain a Korea domestic market order. In June 2008, the FTC on the world's largest computer chip manufacturer Intel company sentenced to a fine of 260 billion won. According to the survey, the Intel Corporation to provide a tax rebate, Korea enterprise to prevent related enterprise purchasing its rival AMD chips. In February 2006, the Commission and on the world's software giant Microsoft out of 325 million won a ticket on the grounds that Microsoft Windows operating system bundled video playback software and IM software Korea in violation of such laws. In August 2005, the FTC found that Korea Telecom (KT) and SK Telecom joint manipulation telephone tariff, namely on the two companies to 1130 billion won and 21 billion won.

Korea's anti-monopoly law to start earlier, there are already mature. According to the Korea Fair Trade Commission officials Admiralty Yan (transliteration), Korea fair trade law introduced in 1980, the purpose of all acts of unfair competition. 1982, Korea and the fair trading Act increased antitrust content, to maintain the orderly competition of enterprises. For everything happening on the market, unfair competition, the enterprise to the FTC complaint with the FTC will be investigated. Admiralty ren said, Qualcomm's actions violated the fair trading act in terms of antitrust fine of the amount of it is based on its patent costs and sales revenue, through complex calculation process. Korea media reported previously, 2007 Qualcomm in Korea's total revenue for 38.7 billion, accounting for its global revenues of 35%, therefore the amount of its fine. In addition, Kim Yan explains that the enterprise's punishment just fine, if the enterprise is a serious offence, also on the individual concerned.