Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout
Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout
Nearly 30 million people in the UK who bought an Apple or Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024 may be entitled to about £17 if the consumer campaign group Which? is successful in a case against US tech giant Qualcomm.
The consumer group is taking the tech giant to the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on Monday.
The trial between Which? and Qualcomm is expected to last five weeks. The consumer group is accusing the chip company of anti-competitive practices.
It claims the firm forced Apple and Samsung to pay inflated prices and licensing fees for essential handset components, which then pushed up the cost of those smartphones for consumers.
The BBC has reached out to Qualcomm for comment.
The trial starting on Monday will focus on whether Qualcomm held market power and, if so, whether it abused a dominant position.
If Which? is successful, there will be a second stage seeking £480m from Qualcomm, to be distributed among an estimated 29 million British phone owners affected.
But it could be years until this second stage concludes.
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