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Apple Contests India's Antitrust Penalty Law with Risk of $38 Billion Fine, Filing Shows

RPT-Apple contests India's antitrust penalty law with risk of $38 billion fine, filing showsRepeats Wednesday's story with no changes to textApple locked in antitrust battles in India, globallyCompany challenges penalty rules in IndiaMatch pushes for high penalty, document showsBy Aditya Kalra and Arpan Chaturvedi

Apple Contests India's Antitrust Penalty Law with Risk of $38 Billion Fine, Filing Shows

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