In July 2015, the Commission opened two in-depth investigations into potential abusive practices of Qualcomm, a baseband chipset company. The results of this preliminary market investigation have raised the Commission's fears with regard to possible abuses of dominant position, which is prohibited by Article 102 TFEU. These practices have driven competitors (such as Icera) out of the market. The Commission has sent two statements of objections to Qualcomm: