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EU opens new front in Google search competition probe

2016-07-14 15:59:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The European Commission has opened a third front in its competition investigation against Google. In addition to the earlier allegations of abusing its dominant position in comparison shopping sites and in the Android market, the Commission's latest accusation is that Google is holding on to its position in the search advertising market by preventing sites from displaying ads from Google's competitors. The EC sent two new statements of objections to Google. The first is a supplement to the original accusations from April 2015 in the comparison shopping market, to which Google replied in September 2015. Further investigation found additional evidence and data that reinforces the Commission's preliminary conclusion that Google has abused its dominant position by systematically favouring its own comparison shopping service in its general search results over those of competitors. The new statement of objections targets anti-competitive practices by Google's AdSense platform. Restrictions on third-party websites, preventing them from displaying search advertisements from Google's competitors, has enabled Google to protect its dominant position in online search advertising, the EC said. Google has ten weeks to respond to the objections.

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NASA celebrates the Fourth of July with the arrival of its next-gen Jupiter probe

2016-07-05 13:30:59| Extremetech

NASA's attempt to peek behind the veil of Jupiter is about to begin; this independence day, the groundbreaking Juno probe reached the beginning of its mission around the gas giant.

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EU opens Anheuser-Busch InBev anti-trust probe in Belgium

2016-06-30 16:58:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Anheuser-Busch InBev has said it is cooperating with the European Union after authorities launched a probe into possible anti-trust breaches in Belgium.

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America Movil agrees to pay USD 1.1 mln to settle FCC probe

2016-06-29 09:08:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC) and parent company America Movil have agreed to pay USD 1.1 million to settle a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation into foreign ownership levels. In a statement the FCC said stock purchases of America Movil by its owner Carlos Slim and his family "repeatedly exceeded the foreign ownership levels approved by the Commission". The companies have each agreed to adopt compliance plans to prevent future stock purchases by the Slim family that would exceed foreign ownership limits without first receiving the agency's review and approval.

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