FAS has filed a case against Google
The editorial office of Forbes, citing the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation, Igor Artemyev, announces the initiation of proceedings against Google.
As you remember, two days ago, Yandex explained the motivation of the complaint regarding the search giant. At today's “Government Hour” in the State Duma, the application was reviewed and stated that they expect to conduct an inspection within a month. At the same time, the head of the FAS information technology department, Vladimir Kudryavtsev, told Interfax that the agency had already monitored the situation. According to the official, the term of the investigation may be extended, since gadget manufacturers are involved in the case.
If Google’s violation of antitrust laws is confirmed by the FAS, it may issue an order to exclude clauses that restrict the installation of third-party applications and services, including Yandex, from agreements with manufacturers.
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UPD : According to RBC, the press service of the FAS declined to confirm the earlier media reports about the initiation of the case against Google by the regulator. Note updated.
UPD 2 : RBC with reference to the representative of the FAS Daria Silkova confirms the initiation of proceedings against Google. According to the head of the department, Artemyev, in the near future the first meeting of the commission will take place, which will begin consideration of this one of the largest antitrust cases against Google. Google spokeswoman Alla Zabrovskaya told RBC that she hasn’t yet seen the text of the complaint, but explained that “users always have a choice about which applications and services to use on Android devices”.
As you remember, two days ago, Yandex explained the motivation of the complaint regarding the search giant. At today's “Government Hour” in the State Duma, the application was reviewed and stated that they expect to conduct an inspection within a month. At the same time, the head of the FAS information technology department, Vladimir Kudryavtsev, told Interfax that the agency had already monitored the situation. According to the official, the term of the investigation may be extended, since gadget manufacturers are involved in the case.
If Google’s violation of antitrust laws is confirmed by the FAS, it may issue an order to exclude clauses that restrict the installation of third-party applications and services, including Yandex, from agreements with manufacturers.
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UPD : According to RBC, the press service of the FAS declined to confirm the earlier media reports about the initiation of the case against Google by the regulator. Note updated.
UPD 2 : RBC with reference to the representative of the FAS Daria Silkova confirms the initiation of proceedings against Google. According to the head of the department, Artemyev, in the near future the first meeting of the commission will take place, which will begin consideration of this one of the largest antitrust cases against Google. Google spokeswoman Alla Zabrovskaya told RBC that she hasn’t yet seen the text of the complaint, but explained that “users always have a choice about which applications and services to use on Android devices”.
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