[(Title)]Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone — Japan watchdog

TOKYO: Japanese regulators on Wednesday said Apple Inc. may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees, denying consumers a fair choice.

日本监管机构今日表示，苹果公司可能违反了反垄断法，由于它迫使移动服务供应商低价出售iPhone，同时收取较高的每月手续费，剥夺了消费者公平选择的权利。

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that Apple had forced NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. to offer subsidies and sell iPhones at a discount.

公平贸易委员会(FTC)表示，苹果迫使日本移动通信运营商多科莫公司、日本电信运营商KDDI公司和日本软银集团提供补贴，并以折扣出售iPhone。

The FTC, which began looking into Apple’s sales practices in 2016, did not punish Apple as the US company had agreed to revise its contracts with the carriers, it said.

公平贸易委员会已开始研究调查苹果公司2016年的销售做法，但没有惩罚苹果，因为美国公司已同意修改其与运营商的合同。