Russia fines Google over Android restrictions
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Google Fined for Breaking Russian Antitrust Rules With Android
PhotoRussian antitrust officials fined Google $6.8 million on Thursday, a relatively small penalty that nevertheless represents the latest in a growing list of global regulatory problems for the American search giant.Russian authorities ruled last year that Google had abused its market position with Android, its mobile operating system, by favoring some of its digital services over those of rivals, including the Russian company Yandex.As part of its ruling, the Federation Antimonopoly Service said that Google's rivals had not been able to include their own offerings, like digital maps or search, in the Android operating system that powers a majority of smartphones and other mobile devices in Russia.
Russia Fines Google $6.75 Million Over Android Mobile Dominance
Russia's national regulator fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google 438 million rubles ($6.75 million) for violating antitrust rules on tablets and mobile phones, after reviewing a complaint filed by local search engine Yandex NV last year.The fine was determined as a share of Google Play's domestic sales, a Federal Anti-Monopoly Service representative said.Local rules stipulate that fines represent 1 percent to 15 percent of a violator's revenue for 2014, the official said, without elaborating on the exact figure.
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