France is Investigating Apple's Contracts With Carriers

France is investing Apple's contract agreements with carriers as part of a probe into the relationships between device makers and cellular network operators.


The investigation—run by an administrative body that falls under the French finance ministry—is the latest that looks at Apple's relationship with phone operators, many of whom have chafed under contracts that some European telecom executives say can oblige them to buy large volumes of phones and dictate marketing budgets.
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