Italy regulator opens probe into Apple over iCloud access

Investing.com -- Italy's competition regulator opened an investigation into Apple Inc on Tuesday over possible non-compliance with interoperability obligations under the European Digital Markets Act.

The regulator said Apple must ensure that third-party providers of consumer cloud services can inter-operate effectively and free of charge with hardware and software components controlled through the company's iOS and iPadOS operating systems. These providers must have equal access as Apple's iCloud service.

The authority said it had proof that other providers of consumer cloud services could not be in the same position as iCloud, as they did not appear to have access to the same components used or made available to Apple's service.

Apple said in a statement on Wednesday it had met its obligations under the digital market rules and was ready to address the authority's concerns.

"This new concern related to iCloud has never been raised in our extensive discussions with the European Commission on interoperability," Apple said.

The probe is the first opened by the Italian watchdog under the Digital Markets Act, which allows national regulators to conduct preliminary investigations. The authority said the results of its investigation would be sent to the EU Commission.

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