TOKYO: Japanese regulators on Wednesday said Apple Inc. may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees, denying consumers a fair choice.
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that Apple had forced NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. to offer subsidies and sell iPhones at a discount.
The FTC, which began looking into Apple’s sales practices in 2016, did not punish Apple as the US company had agreed to revise its contracts with the carriers, it said.
Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone — Japan watchdog
Updated 11 July 2018
Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone — Japan watchdog
