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US Government Busts LCD Cartel: LG, Sharp, And Chunghwa To Pay $585 Million Fine
alleyinsider.com - 11/12/2008
US Government Busts LCD Cartel: LG, Sharp, And Chunghwa To Pay $585 Million Fine
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In a deal with antitrust investigators, LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa will pay a combined $585 million in fines on charges they kept prices for LCDs artificially high. That's price-fixing, a big deal in a $70 billion industry. The victims: Consumers of everything from TVs to cell phones, but also ...
news.cnet.com - 11/12/2008
LG, Sharp, Chunghwa admit to LCD price fixing
— news.cnet.com — Updated at 11:51 a.m. with more information on the case. LG Display, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes... agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a liquid crystal display price-fixing conspiracy and pay $585 million in ... (more) LG, Sharp, Chunghwa admit to LCD price fixing

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nytimes.com - 11/12/2008
$585 Million Plea Deal on LCD Price-Fixing
— nytimes.com — LG, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes agreed on Wednesday to cooperate in an antitrust investigation being run... by the Justice Department. > (more) $585 Million Plea Deal on LCD Price-Fixing

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motorola.com - 11/14/2008
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— motorola.com — Motorola Introduces Value-Packed MOTO™ VE240 with Mobile Music and Hands-Free Convenience SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Nov. 14, 2008... – Motorola, Inc. today announced MOTO™ VE240 will be arriving soon to Cricket Communications, Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary ... (more) Motorola Media Center - Press Releases

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Wired: Gadget Lab:  Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Fined $585 Million For LCD Price Fix

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Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Fined $585 Million For LCD Price Fix
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... According to the Assistant Attorney General at the antitrust department at the U.S. Department of Defense, the price-fix scheme occurred between 2001 and 2006. It concerned LCDs that were sold to Dell (for its notebooks and PC monitors), Motorola's Razr mobile phones, and Apple’s iPod. While no specific were given, there’s no doubt Steve Jobs flipped out when he found out about this one. ...

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