India Defends Global Turnover-Based Antitrust Fines in Landmark Apple Case
India's Competition Commission (CCI) has firmly defended its use of global revenue calculations for antitrust penalties, citing international precedent and the need to deter corporate misconduct. The regulator's stance comes as Apple contests a potential $38 billion fine tied to alleged app store dominance abuses—the first legal challenge to India's 2024 antitrust amendment.
Unpublished court filings reveal the CCI's argument that digital markets require penalties with teeth: "Merely using India-specific revenue would RENDER fines meaningless for multinational tech giants," the December 15 document states. This positions India alongside global regulators taking aggressive stances against Big Tech's market power.