The agreement addressed concerns that Broadcom used exclusivity and quasi-exclusivity clauses to damage competition in markets for for TV set-top boxes and internet modems. Key Settlement Terms
As part of the legally binding agreement with the European Commission , Broadcom committed to the following: European antitrust regulators settle with Broad...
The company committed not to enter into any new agreements featuring such restrictive terms for a period of seven years. European antitrust regulators settle with Broad...
Broadcom agreed to immediately suspend all existing contracts that contained exclusivity or leveraging provisions for its SoC business. European antitrust regulators settle with Broad...
This case was notable because the Commission had previously used "interim measures"—a rarely utilized legal tool—to force Broadcom to halt certain practices before the full investigation concluded, aiming to prevent "irreparable damage" to competition.