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BRUSSELS: Apple Inc<\/a> will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, the last chance for it to do so before possible hefty fines.
The hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple<\/a> executives and complainants will attend, comes nine months after the EU competition watchdog accused the company of abusing its market power.
The EU antitrust watchdog has said Apple<\/a>'s anti-competitive practices dated back to 2015 when Apple Pay<\/a> was launched.
The Commission declined to comment. Apple referred to its statement last year which said that Apple Pay<\/a> is only one of many options available to European consumers and which has ensured equal access to its tap and go technology Near-Field Communication (NFC<\/a>).
The company could face fines of up to 10% of its global turnover if found guilty of antitrust violations. It is also the target of EU charges of abusing its dominance in the music streaming market in a case triggered by a complaint by Spotify. There is no EU decision yet on that case.
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布鲁塞尔:苹果(aapl . o:行情)将试图说服欧盟反垄断监管机构,它不阻止竞争对手的进入其技术用于移动钱包周二在一个封闭的听证会,知情人士说,它的最后一次机会这样做之前可能的巨额罚款。
听证会上,欧洲委员会和国家竞争的高级官员,苹果高管和信访人将出席,九个月前欧盟竞争监管机构指责公司滥用市场势力。
欧盟反垄断监管机构表示苹果反竞争行为的历史可以追溯到2015年苹果支付推出。
该委员会拒绝置评。苹果称其去年声明说苹果支付只有一个可用的许多选项欧洲消费者和确保平等获取其利用和技术近场通信(NFC)。
该公司可能面临其全球营业额的10%的罚金,如果罪名成立的反垄断措施。它也是欧盟的目标涉嫌滥用其主导地位的流媒体音乐市场的案例引发的投诉Spotify。然而,在这种情况下没有欧盟的决定。
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