谷歌這下倒黴了! 將面臨歐盟前所未有的鉅額罰單!

Google faces a record antitrust fine of around 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, the British newspaper Sunday Telegraph said.

據英國《星期日電訊報》報道，在未來幾周內，谷歌將面臨歐盟委員會開出的30億歐元左右（摺合34億美元）的創紀錄反壟斷罰單。

The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping service in Internet searches at the expense of rival services in a case that has dragged on since late 2010.

谷歌因在網絡搜索中推廣自家購物服務、打壓競爭對手而遭到歐盟指控，該案件自2010年末一直拖到了現在。

Several people familiar with the matter told Reuters last month they believed that after three failed attempts at a compromise in the past six years Google now had no plans to try to settle the allegations unless the EU watchdog changed its stance.

幾位熟知這件事的相關人士上個月接受路透社採訪時表示，在過去的六年中，谷歌曾三次和歐盟協商化解糾紛，均告失敗。他們以此認爲，谷歌現在沒有解決這些指控的計劃，除非歐盟的監管機構改變自己的立場。

The Telegraph cited sources close to the situation as saying officials planned to announce the fine as early as next month, but that the bill had not yet been finalized.

《星期日電訊報》援引知曉內情的消息人士稱，官員計劃最早在下個月公佈罰款事宜，但是罰金數額尚未最終敲定。

Google will also be banned from continuing to manipulate search results to favor itself and harm rivals, the newspaper said.

該報指出，谷歌也將被禁止繼續操縱搜索結果，以使自身得利、損害競爭對手。

The Commission can fine firms up to 10 percent of their annual sales, which in Google's case would be a maximum possible sanction of more than 6 billion euros. The biggest antitrust fine to date was a 1.1 billion euro fine of chip-maker Intel in 2009.

歐盟委員會對企業開出的罰金最高可達其年銷售額的10%，這意味着谷歌面臨的罰款最高可能超過60億歐元。芯片製造商英特爾2009年被罰11億歐元，是迄今爲止金額最大的反壟斷罰單。

The Commission declined to comment, while Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

歐盟委員會拒絕就此事發表評論，而谷歌公司方面也沒有立即對置評請求作出迴應。