Google to pay around ₹300 crore fine in Australia for doing this ‘deal’ in mobiles
Google has agreed to pay a fine of US $36 million or around ₹300 crore in Australia after admitting to anti-competitive arrangements that limited search engine choices on smartphones. Google made deals with Telstra and Optus– leading telcos in Australia– to ensure its search engine was pre-installed on Android smartphones.
The arrangements, active between December 2019 and March 2021, restricted the telcos from offering any alternative search engines on devices sold to customers. In return, Google shared a portion of the advertising revenue generated through searches made on those phones.
