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US regulators investigate Google Android operating system

The Federal Trade Commission USA (FTC for its acronym in English ) is investigating whether Google Inc. is using its operating system Android mobile devices to discourage competition said a source familiar with.

The Android platform is a key element of the strategy of Google to maintain their income through advertisements in Internet , at a time when people put aside the search engines in traditional web applications to employ more advanced phones.

The US regulatory action would be a big problem for the company.

Reuters reported in April that some technology companies complained to the Justice Department for the anti-competitive practices of Google , and urged the regulator to investigate allegations that the company unfairly used the Android system to make further announcements on the Internet.

Previously, Google was under investigation by the FTC on charges of possible illegal practices in its search engine on the web and reached a plea deal in 2013.

The European Union has accused Google of distorting its Web search results to favor its own services to buy, and now also investigating the Android operating system.

Google shares were operating with a slight drop of 0.21% to $ 654.9 in early trading session on Wall Street.

The new FTC investigation focuses on whether Google is saying manufacturers of devices for Android applications US company must appear on those phones, telling them how they should be deployed, they said the source.

The commission and the Department of Justice met to discuss whether they will investigate to Google and the FTC agreed to take the case. The research is in its early stages, the source said

. Source: Reuters

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