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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out rivals in the cellphone chip market and charged excessive royalties to cellphone manufacturers such as Apple.

The decision issued Tuesday vindicates the U.S. Federal Trade Commission two years after it filed its antitrust lawsuit. It's a potentially costly setback for Qualcomm that undercuts a key piece of its business.