CCI slaps ₹1,338 crore fine on Google for anti-competitive practices
1 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2022, 08:16 PM IST
Premium- The Indian regulator said it has also directed the US tech giant to modify its conduct within a defined timeline
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday imposed a penalty of ₹1,337.76 crore on Alphabet's Google for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices.
Besides, the fair trade regulator has directed the internet major to cease and desist from unfair business practices.
In a release, the Indian regulator said it has also directed the US tech giant to modify its conduct within a defined timeline.
The investigation arm of the CCI had earlier accused Google of adopting anti-competitive, unfair and restrictive trade practices in the mobile operating system and related markets.
A two-year probe ordered by the CCI found that Google India was guilty of stifling competition and innovation in the market to maintain its dominance in search, music, browser, app library and other key services, according to reports.
The investigation has also accused Google of imposing one sided contracts on devices and on app makers to ensure that its own products and applications maintained primacy in consumer usage and came in pre-installed as well as default options for highest user preference.
Meanwhile, Texas has also filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly collecting biometric data of millions of Texans without obtaining proper consent, the attorney general's office said in a statement today.
Google has faced and is facing such probes worldwide from the US, European Union, Germany and Japan.
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