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FTC Seeks More Time For Possible Intel Settlement

By Juliana Gruenwald
July 21, 2010 | 4:40 PM

amd-intel.jpgThe FTC said Tuesday that it was extending by two weeks the temporary withdrawal of its antitrust case against Intel Corp. to give the commission more time to reach a settlement with the computer chip maker.

The FTC filed the temporary withdrawal motion on June 21. The motion was set to expire on Friday, but it has since been extended until Aug. 6.

Intel and the agency are reportedly nearing a settlement of the FTC's lawsuit against Intel, filed in December, that claimed the firm has "waged a systemic campaign to shut out rivals' competing microchips by cutting off their access to the marketplace."

The computer chip maker has faced a string of legal troubles alleging it has engaged in anticompetitive behavior. Intel agreed in November to pay rival Advanced Micro Devices $1.25 to settle a lawsuit that claimed Intel had engaged in anticompetitive behavior. The European Commission levied a $1.5 billion antitrust fine against Intel last year, which the company is appealing.

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