Russia decides Google Android monopoly, fine 438 million rubles

According to foreign media reports, the Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation announced on Thursday that Google violated Russia’s anti-monopoly law and sentenced Google to an administrative fine of 438 million rubles (approximately RMB 44.94 million). It forced hardware manufacturers to bind Google’s own services in their Android phones.

According to the relevant report, the punishment of 438 million rubles was determined by the market share of Google Play Store in Russia.

Google said in an e-mail statement that it had received a fine notice and would seriously study the penalty before deciding on next steps.

This originated in February 2015 when Yandex, Russia’s largest search engine supplier (Google’s main competitor in Russia), filed a complaint with Google, claiming that Google’s inability to allow Android phones to use services provided by its competitors was suspected. unfair competition. In September 2015, the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Bureau accepted the complaint and launched an anti-monopoly investigation. After deciding that the Google Android system's bundling strategy violated the Russian anti-monopoly law, it further decided in March 2016 that Google’s behavior prevented market competition and announced that it would An administrative fine was imposed on its malicious seizure of the market.

The Russian Anti-Monopoly Bureau had previously asked Google to change the agreement with the equipment manufacturers, and Google filed an appeal afterwards. It is reported that the latest appeal hearing will be held on August 16th.

The Russian Anti-Monopoly Bureau stated that it will continue to negotiate with Google and strive to reach a settlement. Despite this, Google should still pay the fine within 60 days.

Via WSJ & Phoenix Technology


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