{"id":246797,"date":"2016-09-08T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=246797"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T14:00:47","slug":"google-given-ultimatum-in-eu-android-antitrust-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/google-given-ultimatum-in-eu-android-antitrust-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Google given ultimatum in EU Android antitrust case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been given another extension to respond to European Union charges its Android mobile operating system is in breach of the region\u2019s competition law.<\/p>\n<p>The company must now send its response to the EC\u2019s formal Statement of Objections\u00a0by September 20 (via Reuters).<\/p>\n<p>The EC originally gave Google until July 27 to respond to the charges it issued back in April, but extended that deadline to September 7 after Google asked for more time. The company has now received a second extension although this is the final\u00a0one, according to a commission spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve reached out to Google for comment about the extension\u00a0and will update this post with any response.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Specific allegations in EC\u2019s\u00a0Statement of Objections pertaining to the\u00a0Android platform include that Google<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>requires manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and Google\u2019s Chrome browser and set Google Search as default search service on their devices, as a condition to license certain Google proprietary apps;<\/li>\n<li>prevents manufacturers from selling smart mobile devices running on competing operating systems based on the Android open source code;<\/li>\n<li>gives financial incentives to manufacturers and mobile network operators on condition that they exclusively pre-install Google Search on their devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google recently lost a similar Android antitrust appeal in Russia after complaints from local rivals about how it controls usage of its\u00a0mobile platform. And\u00a0earlier this year\u00a0Russia\u2019s Federal Antimonopoly Service agency\u00a0imposed a fine\u00a0of\u00a0438M RUB (~$6.7M) on the U.S. search giant.<\/p>\n<p>In the EC the stakes are higher, with\u00a0Google\u2019s parent company Alphabet facing\u00a0a fine of up to 10 per cent of its global turnover \u2014 so up to\u00a0$7.4 billion \u2014\u00a0if found guilt of breaching EU competition law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Tech Crunch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been given another extension to respond to European Union charges its Android mobile operating system is in breach of the region\u2019s competition law. The company must now send its response to the EC\u2019s formal Statement of Objections\u00a0by September 20 (via Reuters). 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