Apple could face a fine of around $539 million from the EU and a ban on anti-competitive practices in the App Store for music streaming services.

Edition cites five unnamed sources and says the European Commission will announce its decision early next month.

The investigation stems from an antitrust complaint filed by Spotify in 2019 and concerns App Store rules that at the time prevented developers from directing customers to alternative subscription options outside the app that could be cheaper without Apple’s 30% commission. Apple later relaxed these restrictions. The commission is to say that Apple violated EU antitrust law and created “unfair trading conditions” for its competitors by introducing “anti-redirection obligations” into the App Store, Engadget reports.

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