The regulator said the enquiry provisionally found that the lack of competition could result in higher costs, less choice and innovation, and lower quality of service for businesses and organizations across the British economy.

Web Services could come under scrutiny from U.K. regulators after an independent investigation found a lack of competition in the cloud-services market.

UK Says Microsoft And Amazon Are Dominant Players In Cloud Competition  Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday raised concerns over competition in the multi-billion-pound cloud computing market and singled out Microsoft and Amazon as the dominant players.

It found that there are alternative cloud suppliers face significant barriers to enter and expand in the market. Also, that "technical and commercial barriers" limit customers' ability to switch providers,