antitrust charges

Norway's Opera said Thursday that downloads of its browser more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union antitrust charges.

European Union regulators are dropping antitrust charges against French power company Electricite de France after it promised to amend contracts with key corporate customers.

The European Union is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give Windows users a choice of up to 12 other Web browsers.

European Union regulators accepted on Wednesday a pledge by the chip maker Rambus to cut royalties worldwide on computer memory chip patents for five years to settle antitrust charges and avoid a possible fine.