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Trump Administration Blocks Biggest Tech Merger In History, Necessary To Protect National Security
National Economics Editorial ^ | March 14, 2018 | Dylan Scott

Posted on 03/14/2018 9:35:22 AM PDT by LibertyFound

Trump Administration Preemptively Blocks $177 Billion Qualcomm-Broadcom Deal

The Trump administration has blocked the biggest tech deal in history earlier this week. The proposed deal would see Broadcom acquiring Qualcomm for a whopping $117 billion.

In the unprecedented move by the White House, they expressed concerns about giving China a technological advantage over the United States through this deal and said that blocking the deal was “necessary to protect the national security of the United States.”

For some background, Qualcomm is an industry leader for manufacturing wireless chips for LTE networks. They are an American company that will be at the forefront of producing 5G technology, or the next-gen wireless infrastructure.

Broadcom is made up of two companies, which includes their namesake as well as Singapore-based Avago, which acquired the original Broadcom and took its name in the deal. They also make chips used in wireless networks and they’re looking to relocate to the US.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 5g; antitrust; broadcom; china; qualcomm

1 posted on 03/14/2018 9:35:22 AM PDT by LibertyFound
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To: LibertyFound

China makes a move...Trump checkmates it.

Good job!!!


2 posted on 03/14/2018 9:42:02 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: LibertyFound

Under Obama we had plenty of these security lapses.


3 posted on 03/14/2018 9:43:19 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: LibertyFound
An adjunct issue, and really the core of the problem, is that Broadcom secured almost $100 billion in debt financing for the proposed deal, and thus would be very overleveraged.

Our debt-based, Federal Reserve printed fiat currency is steadily destroying America.

4 posted on 03/14/2018 9:49:30 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: EagleUSA

I’m not used to a President who puts America first.


5 posted on 03/14/2018 10:07:39 AM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: Architect of Avalon

Not since Ronaldus Magnus.


6 posted on 03/14/2018 10:14:11 AM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: LibertyFound

Now break up Facebook and Google as monopolies. Or regulate them as utilities per the FCC and require equal access for conservatives.


7 posted on 03/14/2018 10:15:19 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: EagleUSA
China makes a move

Broadcom is from Singapore. But, maybe all asians look alike to him.

8 posted on 03/14/2018 10:16:20 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: tbw2

“Now break up Facebook and Google as monopolies.”

And Yahoo!, Twitter, AP, Reuters, big unions, Comcast, Charter, Luxottica...


9 posted on 03/14/2018 10:34:51 AM PDT by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chestern)
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To: LibertyFound

Excellent! He has guts!


10 posted on 03/14/2018 11:08:14 AM PDT by CodeToad (Dr. Spock was an idiot!.)
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To: LibertyFound

Trump remains alert at the helm....


11 posted on 03/14/2018 11:17:23 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: polymuser

Going after Facebook and Google is easier due to Facebook’s massive size and Google’s real monopoly of online advertising revenue and search.


12 posted on 03/14/2018 12:05:42 PM PDT by tbw2
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