俄罗斯指控苹果公司对iPhone串谋定价

 　　Russia has accused American technology giant Apple Inc. of allegedly fixing retail¹ prices of its iPhones in the country.

　　俄罗斯日前指控美国科技巨头苹果公司在该国市场销售iPhone产品期间串谋定价。

　　Russia's Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) said last Monday an investigation² found that retailers³ "set identical prices" for iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and other iPhone models and kept the prices at that level for a certain period of time.

　　俄罗斯联邦反垄断署上周一宣布，调查发现，销售商给苹果iPhone 6s手机，iPhone 6s plus手机和其它型号的手机“固定统一零售价”，并在很长一段时间内保持同样的价格。

　　俄罗斯指控苹果公司对iPhone串谋定价

　　Targets of the investigation are Apple's Russian operation, known as Apple Rus, Apple Inc., three other Apple business entities⁴ and 16 of the company's primary resellers in Russia.

　　这一调查的目标是苹果公司的俄罗斯分部，也就是人们熟知的“Apple Rus”公司，还有苹果公司、另外三家苹果商企和16家苹果在俄罗斯的主要代理商。

　　MTS, one of the resellers targeted by FAS, declined a request for comment. Another firm, Euroset, denied allegations of price fixing.

　　俄联邦反垄断局针对的代理商之一MTS拒绝就此发表评论。另一家公司Euroset否认了限价的指控。

　　Apple, which was not immediately available for comment, has previously⁵ been the target of a Russian price-fixing investigation. As a result of the probe, two Russian mobile businesses were fined for fixing prices for iPhone 4.

　　苹果公司没有立即对此事作出回应，该公司之前一直是俄罗斯反垄断机构调查的对象。调查的结果是，两家俄罗斯公司因为垄断iPhone 4的价格而被罚款。

　　FAS said it launched the investigation in response to a complaint from a consumer who noticed the prices remain unchanged since the 2015 introduction of the two new models in Russia.

　　联邦反垄断署声称，这次开展调查是因为一名消费者抱怨称，这两款手机自2015年引进俄罗斯之后，价格就没有变过。

 

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

4 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。