The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's officials met andrequested data from at least two companies in recent months as part of itsprobe into alleged anticompetitive practices by 's Android operating system,The Wall Street Journal reportedApril 26, citing sources familiar with the details.

The FTC is examining industry concerns regarding Google'salleged abuse of the Android OS dominance.

The news comes as the European Commission the unit its statement ofobjections regarding the pre-installation of the company's own apps onAndroid-powered phones.