Regulators want to question the executives about the retailer's sign-up and cancellation practices for Amazon Prime.
Federal regulators are ordering Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy to testify in the government's investigation of Amazon Prime, rejecting the company's complaint that the executives are being unfairly harassed in the probe of the popular streaming and shopping service.
Amazon hasn't made the case that the subpoenas"present undue burdens in terms of scope or timing," FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson said in the order on behalf of the agency. However, the FTC did agreed to modify some provisions of the subpoenas that it acknowledged appeared too broad. Amazon said the FTC was hounding Bezos, Jassy and the other executives, calling the information demanded in the subpoenas"overly broad and burdensome."
The investigation has widened to include at least five other Amazon-owned subscription programs: Audible, Amazon Music, Kindle Unlimited, Subscribe & Save, and an unidentified third-party program not offered by Amazon. The regulators have asked the company to identify the number of consumers who were enrolled in the programs without giving their consent, among other customer information.
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