The European Commission decided on Wednesday 16 October to order Broadcom, the world's leading supplier of chipsets used for TV set-top boxes and modems, to stop applying certain provisions contained in agreements with six of its main customers.
This is the first time in 18 years that such "interim measures" have been taken.
"These measures will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition likely to be caused by Broadcom's conduct, which, at first sight, infringes EU competition...