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Qualcomm chief in call over heavy data users

By Chris Nuttall in San Diego

Published: October 9 2009 00:49 | Last updated: October 9 2009 00:49

Qualcomm, the world’s biggest maker of chips for mobile phones, has entered the net neutrality debate in the US with its chief executive calling for heavy data users to be discriminated against as wireless networks reach capacity.

Paul Jacobs’ call at the CTIA wireless industry conference in San Diego came a day after Julius Genachowski, head of the Federal Communications Commission, warned that there was not enough room available on the airwaves for the “explosion” in wireless data traffic.

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