BULLETIN - New York launches antitrust investigation of Intel

New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched an antitrust investigation of Intel, and on Thursday, his office served a wide-ranging subpoena on the company.

Cuomo is investigating whether Intel violated state and federal antitrust laws by coercing customers to exclude its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices, from the worldwide market for PC CPUs, Cuomo said in a news release.

The subpoena seeks information on Intel’s pricing practices and possible attempts to exclude competitors through its market power, Cuomo's office said.

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New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched an antitrust investigation of Intel, and on Thursday, his office served a wide-ranging subpoena on the company.

Cuomo is investigating whether Intel violated state and federal antitrust laws by coercing customers to exclude its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices, from the worldwide market for PC CPUs, Cuomo said in a news release.

The subpoena seeks information on Intel’s pricing practices and possible attempts to exclude competitors through its market power, Cuomo's office said.

(More to come.)

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