Google fined in Russia for half a billion

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Google оштрафовали в России на полмиллиардаGoogle has not yet commented on the Russian penalty.

Antimonopoly service (FAS) Russia has fined the American Corporation Google to 438 million rubles for violating the law on protection of competition.

About it reported in a press-Department service.

The check in Antimonopoly service decided that the Corporation had established a monopoly in the market of mobile devices running on Android operating system.

In particular, the FAS believe that Google gives permission to the phone manufacturers to install Google Play app store when additional conditions are met.

Investigation FAS initiated after a complaint from Russian search engine Yandex. In February 2015, the Russian company filed a complaint with the FAS, saying that Google “can put any restrictions — until the ban on cooperation with competing services” because of its dominance in the market thanks to the Android operating system. These OS are installed on average in 84% sold in the world of mobile devices and 86% in Russia.

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