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Intel's restrictive India warranty policy draws antitrust fine

By Freny Patel ( February 13, 2026, 00:15 GMT | Insight) -- Intel Corporation has been fined around $3 million by India's antitrust watchdog for abusing its dominance through an India-specific warranty policy that restricted parallel imports, limited consumer choice and inflated distributor power. The Competition Commission of India granted a degree of leniency because Intel eventually discontinued the practice and reinstated a "world-wide warranty service policy" effective April 1, 2024.Intel Corporation has been hit with a financial penalty by India's antitrust watchdog for abusing its dominant market position through a restrictive, India-specific warranty policy....

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