苹果公司否认在俄罗斯合谋操纵iPhone价格

 The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said it was investigating "signs of price-setting coordination¹" among iPhone resellers following a complaint from a member of the public.

俄罗斯联邦反垄断局之前曾表示，由于接到大量群众投诉，其正在对iPhone经销商“操纵价格的迹象”进行调查。

Apple told Reuters it did not control its products' pricing. "Resellers set their own prices for the Apple products they sell in Russia and around the world," it said.

而苹果公司日前向路透社透露，该公司并没有操纵旗下产品的价格。该公司表示：“不止是俄罗斯，卖到全世界的所有苹果产品都是由经销商自己定价的。”

A citizen told the FAS that the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which went on sale in Russia in October 2015, were priced identically across all 16 major Russian retailers².

一位俄罗斯公民向FAS投诉称，从2015年10月开始在俄罗斯发售的iPhone 6S和iPhone 6S Plus，在全部16个俄罗斯经销商手里的价格都一样。

苹果公司否认在俄罗斯合谋操纵iPhone价格

The FAS said in a press release it suggested the price-setting was coordinated³ by Apple, leading to obligatory⁴ recommended prices.

FAS在一份新闻稿中表示，这个定价是由苹果公司协调处理的，形成了一个强制性的建议零售价格。

"As the preliminary investigations⁵ showed, since the start of the sales of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the majority of resellers have fixed⁶ and maintained for a certain period of time the same prices for them. Besides, the anti-monopoly authority has identified similarities in the resellers' prices for other Apple smartphones," it added.

该机构补充说道：“据初步调查显示，自从iPhone 6S和iPhone 6S Plus开始发售以来，大多数经销商都为这两款手机制定了相同的价格，并且在一定时间内都维持这个定价水平。此外，反垄断局还发现，经销商们对其他苹果产品的定价也有类似行为。”

The service, which reports to the Government of the Russian Federation⁷, has the power to impose fines on companies it deems to be behaving anti-competitively. Apple could face a fine of between 1 million rubles ($15,400 ; 11,796 pound) and 5 million rubles, lawyer Oleg told the Moscow Times.

俄罗斯联邦反垄断局隶属于俄罗斯联邦政府，有权对那些它认定为反竞争性的公司实施罚款。律师奥列格在接受《莫斯科时报》采访时表示，苹果公司可能会面临一张100万卢布（约合15400美元，11796英镑）到500万卢布的罚单。

Last year a US federal appeals court ruled that Apple conspired⁸ with publishers to fix the prices of e-books, resulting in the prices of some titles rising from $9.99 to up to $14.99.

去年，一家美国联邦上诉法庭裁定，苹果公司和出版商合谋操纵电子书价格，导致一些书刊的价格从9.99美元上升到了14.99美元。

1 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

2 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。

3 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 obligatory   

adj.强制性的，义务的，必须的

参考例句：

• It is obligatory for us to obey the laws.我们必须守法。
• It is obligatory on every citizen to safeguard our great motherland.保卫我们伟大的祖国是每一个公民应尽的义务。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

7 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

8 conspired   

密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
• Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。