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FAS has postponed consideration of the case against Apple’s iPhone price

The Federal Antimonopoly service of Russia has postponed consideration of the case against Apple for the coordination of the prices for the iPhone. About it reports “Interfax” with reference to the representative of the Department.

“The accepted definition of adjournment in connection with necessity of studying of the information submitted to the Commission, and the need for additional information in an objective and comprehensive consideration of all the circumstances of the case”, – reported the press service of the FAS. Date of the next meeting of the Commission will be appointed later.

In early August, the Antimonopoly service initiated a case against a group of persons consisting of LLC “Apple Rus”, the Apple Holding B. V., Apple Sales Ireland Apple Operations International, Apple Inc. The Agency has detected signs of coordination of pricing for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus networks in 16 Russian retailers.

The Federal Antimonopoly service in February 2016 start checking major digital retailers because of the suspicion of price collusion. We are talking about “M. Video, Eldorado, Euroset, Ozon, Re:Store, “the Messenger”, “Hardware”, Media Markt, “Citylink”, “Refrigerator.<url>”, DNS, “ion” (“Know-How”), “Technosila”, and also on the retail networks of mobile operators PJSC “Mobile TeleSystems”, JSC “VimpelCom” and OAO “MegaFon”. In addition, the service checked the official Apple store in Russia Apple Store. The basis for the test was the citizen with information about the establishment in October 2015 are the same prices for the device.

The investigation FAS revealed that from the beginning of official sales of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in Russia the majority of Resellers established for them the same prices and kept them for some time. In addition, the service established the convergence of retailers and prices for other models of smartphones Apple.

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Apple earlier denied the accusation of the FAS, saying that Resellers set their own prices for the products of the American manufacturer. If Apple is found guilty, the penalty can be up to 5 million rubles.

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