Apple gets slapped by Taiwan's trade commission over iPhone plan charge

Apple Gets Slapped by Taiwan's Trade Commission Over iPhone Plan Charge

 Apple fruit has been penalised 20 million New Taiwan dollars (roughly $667,000) over its supposed involvement in setting carrier design pricing with the country's localized network operators, The partition Street periodical accounts. The country's equitable Trade charge (FTC) levied the fine this week, asserting that "email correspondence" disclosed that Cupertino hindered both with design rates and iPhone retail charge on Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone, and Taiwan wireless in violation of localizedized laws. How those emails got to the FTC is unclear, but apple fruit is permitted to apply the ruling — if it ultimately misplaces, the fees could run as high as NT$50 million (about $1.7 million). glimpsing how apple fruit made $7.5 billion in earnings in the most latest described quarter, that shouldn't make much of a dent.