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Comment: Avanci’s DOJ approval for 5G licensing program for connected cars doesn’t assuage critics' concerns

By Khushita Vasant and Joshua Sisco ( August 10, 2020, 21:29 GMT | Comment) -- The US Department of Justice’s greenlight to Avanci’s 5G cellular licensing program for connected vehicles is potentially a preemptive tool the company can deploy to defend itself against ongoing and future antitrust concerns. Avanci’s critics, however, have not been appeased, and the DOJ’s business review letter is not likely the panacea Avanci is hoping for.Connected-car patent pool Avanci’s 5G licensing program was approved by the US Department of Justice, possibly buffering the company against antitrust headwinds around the world. But the program still could pose the same concerns as those that licensees of standardized cellular technologies have been raising for years....

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