Google Admits Anti-Competitive Conduct in Australia Over Search Pre-Installation
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Summary
The ACCC has initiated Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific for anti-competitive agreements with Telstra and Optus, involving the pre-installation of Google Search on Android phones. Google has admitted liability and agreed to a $55 million penalty, pending court approval. The agreements were active between December 2019 and March 2021.
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Google has co-operated with the ACCC, admitted liability and agreed to jointly submit to the Court that Google should pay a total penalty of $55 million.
The understandings, which were in place between December 2019 and March 2021, required Telstra and Optus to pre-install Google Search on Android mobile phones.
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