We are fully cooperating with the investigation. We don't think we've done anything wrong. We are quite confident that our business practices are quite legal.

Discovery, ingenuity and innovation have always been at the forefront of the U.S. economic and technological leadership. Unfortunately recent indicators show that we are at risk of losing our competitive edge. The business community commends the President for making American competitiveness a national goal.

The closure of the investigation reflects our view that Intel conducts its business in an ethical and lawful manner,

The communications part of the business is still weak and suffering from what is a combination of over investment and a recessionary trend,