#Google faces record €3b fine from European Commission : Report | ZDNet
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Google is facing a record antitrust fine of around €3 billion from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph has reported.
The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping service in internet searches at the expense of rival services in a case that has dragged on since late 2010.
Several people familiar with the matter told Reuters last month that they believed after three failed attempts at a compromise in the past six years, Google now had no plans to try to settle the allegations unless the EU watchdog changed its stance.
The Sunday Telegraph cited sources close to the situation as saying that officials planned to announce the fine as early as next month, but that the bill has not yet been finalised.
Google will also be banned from continuing to manipulate search results to favour itself and harm rivals, the newspaper said.