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Justice antitrust probe focuses on optical drives

Manufacturers under investigation are Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba

Jim Carbone -- Purchasing, 10/28/2009 3:46:17 PM

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into the optical disk-drive business units of Sony Corp., Hitachi and Toshiba, according to the companies. Optical drives include CD and DVD drives.

Sony says it was served a subpoena by Justice and Hitachi and Toshiba say they were notified that they were being investigated.

Justice has conducted similar probes focusing on price-fixing schemes by DRAM and liquid crystal display (LCD) suppliers. In those investigations, many company executives pleaded guilty to fixing prices and were fined and went to jail. Their companies were also fined millions of dollars. A spokesperson had no comment.

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