A420 - GOOGLE INC. TO BE INCLUDED IN INVESTIGATION INTO GOOGLE ITALY OVER POSSIBLE ABUSE OF A DOMINANT POSITION
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLISHING: ANTITRUST AUTHORITY EXTENDS INVESTIGATION INTO GOOGLE ITALY OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF ITS DOMINANT POSITION TO INCLUDE THE PARENT COMPANY GOOGLE INC.
Checks reveal that “Google News Italia” is managed by US-based Google Inc.
The Italian Competition Authority, at its meeting on 3 September 2009, decided to extend its investigation into the possible abuse of a dominant position by Google Italy, begun on 26 August this year, to include the U.S. parent company Google Inc. which is based in Mountain View, California. Based on the initial controls carried out by the Authority and the documentation collected, it appears that the “Google News Italia” service that is the subject of the proceeding is in fact managed by Google Inc.
Rome, 4 September 2009