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US conducting criminal antitrust investigation into TP-Link, Bloomberg News reports


Prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating whether TP-Link, a California-based firm, engaged in predatory pricing and whether that could hurt the ability of other companies that do not pose national security risks to sell routers in the U.S., the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The DOJ and TP-Link did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

(Reuters) -U.S. authorities are conducting a criminal antitrust investigation into pricing strategies by router maker TP-Link Systems Inc and the national security risks associated with its growing market share, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating whether TP-Link, a California-based firm, engaged in predatory pricing and whether that could hurt the ability of other companies that do not pose national security risks to sell routers in the U.S., the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. In December 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. authorities had launched probes into China's TP-Link and were considering a ban on the sale of its routers over national security concerns.

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