South Korea fails to rein in Apple, Google app fees, critics say

Lawmakers start to call for further action against U.S. tech giants' dominance

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Apple and Google imposed a separate 26% fee on app makers when using external payments to circumvent a South Korean designed to break the companies' dominant market position. © Reuters

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- A year has passed since South Korea enacted a law requiring Apple and Google to allow access to third-party billing systems for app payments, but critics say it has done little to change the U.S. tech giants' dominance.

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