Google () has agreed to pay a $ 55 million Australian $ 55 million for signing anticompetitive agreements with the two largest telecommunications operators in Australia, Telstra and Optus, which banned the installation of competitive search engines on some smartphones.
Under anti-specifics, which were in force for 15 months until March 2021, companies pre-installed only Google Search in Android phones sold to customers.
Other search engines were excluded. In return, operators received part of the advertising revenue generated by Google from these customers.
Take your business to the next level with the help of the country’s leading entrepreneurs!
The Australian Commission of Competition and Consumers (ACCC) mentioned in a statement that it started cases at the Australian Federal Court – responsible for deciding whether the fine is appropriate – against the Google Asia Pacific division, based in Singapore. Google accepted that agreements would probably have the effect of “substantially reducing competition,” the commission said.
ACCC President Gina-Cass Gottlieb said: “Conducts that restrict competition are illegal in Australia because they usually mean less choice, higher costs or worse service for consumers.”
Google has positioned itself in a statement: “We are pleased to solve ACCC concerns, which involved provisions that have not been on our business agreements for some time.” Source: Associated Press.
Continues after advertising
*Content translated with the aid of artificial intelligence, revised and edited by the Broadcast writing, Real Time News System of the State Group
