Google faces a record antitrust fine of around €3 billion (£2.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph said.The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping service in Internet searches at the expense of rival services in a case that has dragged on since late 2010.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-google-eu-idUKKCN0Y60J8
http://in.reuters.com/article/google-eu-antitrust-fine-idINKCN0Y60J2Also see:A huge fine for Google could come soon in EU antitrust investigation [IDG]
Google could face a record fine of up to €3 billion (US $3.4 billion) as soon as early next month as part of a six-year European Commission antitrust investigation into the company’s search engine dominance, according to a news report.A fine in the European Commission’s long-running investigation, launched in November 2010, is expected by summer, according to a report in The Telegraph, which cited anonymous sources.
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