Verizon and Sprint have Qualcomm's back

The ITC is currently trying to decide whether there should be a Ban on Qualcomm chips for their infringement on Broadcom's patent. A ban on the chips is thought to potentially impact the US cell phone market forcing the ITC to determine if the negative impact of a ban on the chips would outweigh the seriousness of Qualcomm's patent infringement.

Verizon and Sprint have rushed to the aid of Qualcomm telling the ITC that banning the chips would "hurt their customers and hamper their transition to cutting-edge data services." The companies both use the EV-DO technology in Qualcomm's chips in order to access their music, data, and video services. Should a ban on Qualcomm chips occur it stands to hurt Verizon well into the future.

[Via Reuters]