South Korean watchdog tells Apple to fix anti-competitive practices

Seoul: South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it has given Apple Korea another month to announce a set of measures to address its anti-competitive business practices in the country.

The Fair Trade Commission ordered the local unit of Apple to come up with its own steps to correct those practices within a month.

Apple Korea is accused of having required the country’s three mobile operators — SK Telecom Co, KT Corp and LG Uplus Corp — to pay the cost of television advertisements and warranty service for its iPhones.