theinquirer : Russia slaps Google with £5.2m fine for Android antitrust violations

Russia slaps Google with £5.2m fine for Android antitrust violations

RUSSIA HAS FINED Google a cool 438m rubles (£5.2m) for violating the country's antitrust laws by forcing hardware makers to bundle its own services in Android-based devices.Russia's antitrust watchdog, the Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS), ruled in September that Google had broken anti-monopoly laws and is "abusing" its position in the mobile market.This followed a six-month investigation into the firm after a complaint from Yandex, a Russian rival to Google.

Russia fines Google over Android restrictions

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Google gets $6.75mn slap on the wrist for Android monopoly in Russia — RT Business

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Google $6.75 million for violating antitrust rules on tablets and smartphones."We hope the company will fulfill our decision and pay the penalty in the near future", said the body's deputy head, Aleksey Dotsenko.The regulator has reviewed a complaint from the local search engine Yandex, which had filed a lawsuit against the US firm in 2015.

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.