The European Commission is expected to impose a multi - billion - euro penalty against Alphabet 's Google for hampering competition by offering its own services on the Android mobile operating system . The move comes just a year after the commission 's € 2.4bn ( $ 12 ) fine that Google was forced to pay for favouring its own service over those of its competitors . While regulators may also attempt to force the company to open up channels to promote rivals it is suggested that Google 's position is now so entrenched that unbundling Google Play and Digital Life services will have little impact on user satisfaction .
The European Commission is expected to impose a multi-billion-euro penalty against Alphabet's Google for hampering competition by promoting its own services on the Android mobile operating system. The move comes just a year after the commission's €2.4bn ($2.8bn) fine that Google was forced to pay for favouring its shopping service over those of its competitors. While regulators may also attempt to force the company to open up Android to promote rivals it is suggested that Google's position is now so entrenched that unbundling Google Play and Digital Life services would have little impact on user adoption.