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American Apple Inc. will have to change contracts with Japanese telecom operators for the sale of the iPhone, since its current practices, according to local regulators, violate antitrust laws.
Japanese Commission for Fair Competition ( JFTC ), antitrust regulator in Japan, Apple on Wednesday accused the company of forcing three of the country's largest telecom operators to subsidize purchases iPhone to sell these devices at a reduced price.
The practice of subsidies actually limits competition, without giving operators the possibility of JFTC .
The Japanese regulator began to study Apple's practices in the country in October 2016.
On Wednesday, he said that the investigation was over. and Apple avoids punishment because it has agreed to change contracts with telecom operators by giving up the obligation to subsidize their iPhone purchases. "We are working to ensure that our customers have the choice between buying an iPhone and a price plan for them.We are happy to be working in Japan with the telecom operators and JFTC to provide customers with the best choices to meet all their needs, "said Apple in a statement.
Japanese SoftBank signed an exclusive sales agreement with Apple iPhone in Japan in 2018, and currently the iPhone accounted for half of all smartphones sold in the
Japan for Apple is the second largest market in Asia after China, in this country in 2017 accounted for 8% of the company's sales
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