Almost 30 million people in the UK who bought the Apple or Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024, can have the right to be £ 17, if the consumer campaign -group? Successfully in the case of the American technical giant Qualcomm.
The consumer group will transfer the technical giant to the competition in competition in London on Monday.
The test between which one? And Qualcomm is expected to last five weeks. The consumer group accuses the company in anti -competitive practice.
He claims that the company forced Apple and Samsung to pay overstated prices and licensed fees for the main components of the phone, which then increased the cost of these smartphones for consumers.
Bi -B -s turned to Qualcomm for commenting.
The test, starting on Monday, will focus on whether Qualcomm holds market power, and, if so, it abused a dominant position.
Just in case? Successful, in Qualcomm will take place the second stage from Qualcomm, which will be distributed among approximately 29 million British telephone owners.
Which? Looking for damage to all affected smartphones Apple and Samsung, acquired from October 1, 2015 to January 9, 2024.
The consumer group says that this will probably work about 17 pounds of sterling each. Qualcomm previously said that the matter does not have “no reason.”
A similar case against Qualcomm continues in Canada, and the company was also fined the EU for antimonopoly zaro.
Anabel Hult, whose executive director?, Said: “This test is a huge moment. He shows how the power of consumers – reinforced by which?
Qualcomm is one of the world's largest smartphone chips in the world and previously faced allegations of anti -competitive behavior.
The Federal Trade Commission in the United States sued the company for an unfair practice in how it licensed its technologies back in 2017, but was rejected in 2020.
