高通被开60亿垄断罚单

 　　U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed to pay a fine of nearly a billion U.S. dollars to Chinese authorities and has agreed to modify its practices.

　　The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) says the U.S. firm was found to have abused its market dominance and to have limited competition.

　　This ends a 14-month government investigation¹ into the company's practices in the marketplace.

　　Lu Yanchun is with the Price Supervision² and Anti-Monopoly Bureau of NDRC.

　　高通被开60亿垄断罚单

　　"According to law, from the day we issue the formal penalty decision, Qualcomm has to pay the fine within 15 days. Imposing³ a penalty is only regarded as one of the effective measures to regulate companies' behavior, but it's not the purpose. The investigation into this case shows that China pays high attention to the protection of intellectual property rights and firmly opposes any abuse of IPR and the elimination⁴ or limitation of competition. "

　　The deal also sees the chipmaker making changes to the royalty⁵ structure it uses to charge Chinese phone makers⁶ for using its chip designs.

　　Qualcomm is also going to offer 3G and 4G patents to Chinese companies, and will no longer require the bundling of those rights with other patents in its portfolio⁷.

　　Meanwhile, it's also forced to set its licensing⁸ rates similar to the royalties⁹ it charges elsewhere in the world.

　　The company earned about half of its global revenues in China last fiscal¹⁰ year.

　　For more on this, CRI's Zhao Yang talked with Liu Baocheng, Prof. from the University of International Business and Economics.

　　Liu Baocheng, Prof. from the University of International Business and Economics, speaking with CRI's Zhao Yang.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

3 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

4 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

5 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

6 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

8 licensing   

v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。 来自辞典例句

9 royalties   

特许权使用费

参考例句：

• I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
• Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分

10 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。