India’s CCI to withdraw report alleging Apple abused dominant position in domestic market

India’s antitrust regulator will withdraw a report that found Apple was abusing its dominant position in the domestic market, withdrawing for now from a high-profile investigation into the matter, Bloomberg reports.

The Indian case was filed in 2021 by a little-known, nonprofit group that argues the tech giant’s fee of up to 30% harms competition by raising costs for app developers and customers while acting as a barrier to entry. Unlike Indian court cases, the filings and details of cases heard by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) are not made public.

However, the CCI found that Apple has a “significant impact” on digital products and services. Apple says the report contains what it describes as privileged and confidential information. India will not proceed to the fines stage now, and it is reportedly possible that it may even have to reopen the investigation, according to Bloomberg.

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