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AT&T sues Samsung, LG and others for LCD price-fixing
News by Brian James Kirk on Thursday October 22, 2009.
The Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T has sued Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and others for allegedly price-fixing LCD panel components used in mobile phones. The suit claims that the display manufacturers worked together in a "long-running conspiracy" to raise the price of LCD screens and to restrict competition in the U.S.
Last year, LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa, defendants in AT&T's case, paid $585 million in criminal fees for price-fixing LCDs in the U.S. after a probe by the U.S. Justice Department. AT&T says that it purchased 300 million handsets during the price-fixing period, which raised the cost of the devices. [via EndgadgetMobile]
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Lisa @ 2:19:02AM EDT on Saturday October 24, 2009
I am a Samsung user and I feel that I've been ripped off with the Samsung Enternity A867, My cell phone has giving me problems already. I had to call AT&T about my first phone freezing up on me and turning off etc, then the replacement phone started giving me the same issue's, so once again had to drive about a half hour to the warrinty store and hand devliver my replacement phone for another, now! I do tell to all who is thinking Samsung Enternity Cell Phone. Don't go through the same thing, like I am going through! Now once again back to the store and say "Where is my Money!".