Russia Appeals Court Rejects Google Appeal in Antimonopoly Case--Update
August 17 2016 - 11:27AM
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By Olga Razumovskaya
MOSCOW--A Russian appeals court has rejected Alphabet Inc.'s
Google's (GOOG) appeal in an antimonopoly case, a spokesman for the
Russian antitrust watchdog said Wednesday.
Google has been entangled in an antitrust dispute with the
Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service over its practices of bundling
apps for its Android platform. The court's current decision was
largely expected.
Last week, the watchdog fined Google 438 million rubles ($6.8
million) for abusing its dominant position of its Android
mobile-phone operating system.
Earlier this week, the antitrust regulator said FAS and Google
have failed to settle the dispute out of court.
The court's decision isn't the final step for Google in
disputing the charges, the FAS spokesman told the Wall Street
Journal over the phone. Google may still file a cassation appeal,
he said.
A Google Russia spokeswoman said that Google hasn't yet received
the text of the decision. "As soon as we get it, we will study it
and determine further steps," she said.
Another FAS spokeswoman said later on Wednesday that Google will
have eight days to comply with the watchdog's original demands
after the court has fully issued its ruling. "Otherwise they may
get another fine," she said, without specifying an amount.
Write to Olga Razumovskaya at olga.razumovskaya@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 17, 2016 11:12 ET (15:12 GMT)
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