EU checks on iPhone sales

EU works on about the audit practices of the sale of the iPhone phone to see if Apple are unfair measures to neutralize the detriment of competitors.

And according to the Financial Times, has not yet opened any anti-monopoly case against the company. But was sent a questionnaire to a number of telecommunications companies European ask whether Apple has imposed restrictions on it such as a minimum of requests phones, or made the request assurances from telecommunications companies that get Apple on the same amount of preference you get hardware companies other smart according to the conditions of sale .

And the questionnaire which sent European authorities ask about whether Apple's technical restrictions are used to determine the possibility of contact over the fourth-generation networks in the iPhone phone.

The newspaper added that there are indications that some of the technical jobs in the Apple devices have been disabled in some European countries. If true, these allegations, it is likely that Apple faces the issue regarding the violation of antitrust law.

The New York Times reported earlier this year that the European telecommunications companies sent the details of their contracts with Apple to European authorities, after complaints from the use of unfair tactics.

The spokesman said the European Commission that the authorities would intervene if there are signs of anti-competitive behavior to the detriment of consumers. As for its part, Apple said that its contracts are fully compatible with European law.

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Google may face the issue of monopoly on advertising on the Internet

Google held a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in February this year on charges of monopoly, but it seems that Google will face new investigations in the same regard.

According to both Bloomberg and Roterz mentioned that the federal body began to research whether Google has used its control over advertising sales on the Internet in order to harm competitors.

And talk the issue here about using Google for its position in the market for Internet advertising in the United States to push companies to use the services of other offerings, which is illegal under antitrust law existing in the country, but it is not yet clear what services refer to Google.

Google had been subject to investigations conducted by the Federal Trade Commission for a period of approximately 20 months and then ended in a settlement, and the investigations concerning the results of the search engine Google where the company accused the body they give priority manipulator display the search results when using the devices it believes violate patents owned by Motorola.

Not only is the United States, but the Google settlement with the European Union also about antitrust issues on search results last month.

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