Editing RCA (section)

==Separation from General Electric==
After years of industry complaints that the cross-licensing agreements between RCA, GE, and Westinghouse had in effect created illegal monopolies, the U.S. Department of Justice brought antitrust charges against the three companies in May 1930.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1rIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pvoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2968%2C1740678 "Government Starts Anti-Trust Suits"], ''Gettysburg Times'', May 14, 1930, page 2.</ref> After much negotiation, in 1932 the Justice Department accepted a consent agreement that removed the restrictions established by the cross-licensing agreements, and also provided that RCA would become a fully independent company. As a result, GE and Westinghouse gave up their ownership interests in RCA, while RCA was allowed to keep its factories.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/bigbusinessradio00archrich#page/364/mode/1up/ "The Consent Decree"], ''Big Business and Radio'' by Gleason L. Archer, 1939, pages 364-386.</ref> To give RCA a chance to establish itself, GE and Westinghouse were required to refrain from competing in the radio business for the next two and one-half years.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/broadcasting13unse#page/n959/mode/1up/ "RCA and Associates Separate Under Consent Decree Terms"], ''Broadcasting'', December 1, 1932, page 16.</ref>