Import ban on Qualcomm chips: It's on.

Wow, Qualcomm just can't catch a break as of yet, as the International Trade Comission denied a request to stay an order banning imports of phones sporting Qualcomm chips.  Any phone shipping into the US before June 7th can continue to be imported, but any new phone models utilizing Qualcomm's EV-DO chipset (read: most American 3G devices)  will not be permitted in the country.

All is not lost yet, however, the ITC was given till June 27th to explain exactly why the Qualcomm ban is necessary.  Blech.  You might remember this saga has been winding through every conceivable channel, and mobile carriers, especially of the CDMA flavor, are pretty worried.