Qualcomm had used the spectrum for FLO TV, a mobile television service that it plans to shut down in March. In late 2009 Atheros became linked to the high-profile insider-trading case against Raj Rajaratnam, the co-founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund. Ali Hariri, a former Atheros vice president, was sentenced in November to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to giving tips about Atheros to a hedge fund manager.