The Competition and Markets Authority announced that it is commencing an initial strategic market status investigation pursuant to section 9(1)

Britain's competition regulator launched an investigation into Apple and Google's mobile ecosystems to assess whether they're in breach of strict new tech laws.

Google and Apple are the first companies investigated for potential Strategic Market Status under the new U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act.

The investigation will look for "potential exploitative conduct" by the tech companies, which dominate the mobile market.

The U.K.'s CMA is launching so-called "strategic market status" (SMS) investigations into the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google.

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. were hit with UK antitrust investigations over concerns their dominance in mobile services is distorting the market and putting up barriers to entry for competitors.

The United Kingdom's competition regulator is investigating Apple and Google once again, with the CMA assessing the "strategic market status" of the two companies in mobile ecosystems.

Google's Android and Apple's iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain's competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants' mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses.

It is not only in the European Union that competition authorities are taking a closer look at Apple and Google. The UK has now also launched an investigation.

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple's and Google’s mobile platforms, just days after the government forced out its chair as part of a push to cut the regulatory burden on business.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched investigations to determine if Apple and Google have strategic market status (SMS) in their mobile ecosystems, including operating systems,

Britain’s competition regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into Apple and Google’s huge mobile ecosystems to determine whether the tech titans are in breach of the U.K.’s strict new digital competition rules.