Senators pressure Apple to testify in upcoming App Store antitrust hearing
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`We strongly urge Apple to reconsider its position and to provide a witness to testify before the Subcommittee in a timely manner.` What you need to know Apple has declined to provide testimony in an upcoming United States antitrust hearing. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee have drafted a letter to Tim Cook, asking the CEO to reconsider. Apple has declined a request from the United States Senate Judiciary Committee to provide witness testimony at an upcoming antitrust hearing, drawing criticism from Senators. In a letter to Tim Cook from Senator`s Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee, the two say that Apple`s participation is required in order to evaluate the potential competition issues that Apple`s control over the App Store creates. More than half of internet traffic comes through mobile phones, whose users rely on mobile applications to access online content and services—and the vast majority of mobile apps are downloaded from either Apple`s App Store or Google`s Play Store....