Intel likely to keep pace despite expected FTC action

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Intel probably will not suffer business consequences from an imminent possible FTC antitrust lawsuit, according to analysts. More urgent problems include lower profit margins from a sharp decline in PCs, as well as resuming competition from AMD and National Semiconductor for the inexpensive PC segment, many analysts say. Insiders expect FTC staff members to recommend that the agency sue Intel from removing technical information from its dominant Pentium microprocessors from rivals and from businesses involved in business disputes with Intel. By comparison, Microsoft is facing few sweeping marketplace changes as it faces a federal antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department. Other numerous Intel business practices believed to be under FTC scrutiny include encouraging PC makers to deploy Intel technologies that AMD and National Semiconductor cannot copy.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Semiconductor industry, Company legal issue, Intel Corp., INTC, Antitrust law, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Issue

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Television and computer makers reach an accord on design of digital-TV sets

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The computer and television industries have reached a long awaited compromise allowing for the development of digital television. Negotiators on all sides of the debate agree that federal regulators should refrain from specifying a video format for production of the new televisions which will provide enhanced pictures and sound. The mediators favor adopting a standard which gives industries and companies free choice to select the best format for their buyers. The absence of a video format will promote competition between computer makers and television set manufacturers who will be forced to incorporate computer features into their televisions. Digital televisions are expected to be available by 1998 for between $1,500 and $3,000 each, with prices decreasing as the technology and manufacturing methods improve.

Household audio and video equipment, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Television Sets, Standards, Computer industry, Product development, Televisions, Standard, Standardization, Consumer electronics industry, System design, Technology development, Systems analysis, Digital television

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Battle lines: as phone wars move to rural towns, tactics are growing rougher; fighting for clients, cash from subsidiaries, upstart finds its main cable cut; 'not the 900-pound gorilla.'

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Consolidated Telephone Cooperative agrees to reconnect Western Wireless Corp. customers it had disconnected in rural Regent, North Dakota, while federal court and state regulators decide whether either firm has broken the law. At stake are issues of possible monopoly, alleged illegal anticompetitive practices, and the preservation of established rural carriers in the face of competition from new rivals that may not ultimately continue to offer service to remote areas.

United States, Marketing procedures, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Telephone communications, exc. radio, Local Telephone Service, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Unfair competition (Commerce), Unfair competition, Western Wireless Corp., WWCA, Local telephone services, Consolidated Telephone Cooperative

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