Antitrust Case Against Intel on Horizon

Government antitrust investigators plan to recommend within the next week that the Federal Trade Commission charge chip maker Intel Corp. with unfairly using its market clout to strong-arm corporate customers, according to lawyers familiar with the case. The lawyers say the case, which has been expected, will focus on charges that in disputes with the customers, Santa Clara-based Intel has at times refused to provide key technical information about its chips that the companies need to build their products.