Google to Be Forced to Pay $55 Million Fine

Google to be forced to pay $55 million fine

Internet giant Google will be forced to pay a $55 million fine for signing anti-competitive deals with the nation's two largest telcos that banned the pre-installation of competing search engines on smartphones. Federal Court Justice Mark Moshinsky approved the fine proposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today, finding it should be significant enough to deter future anti-competitive behaviour. The penalty is one of the la…

Google’s eye-watering fine for smartphone search fixes

The world's biggest search provider will face a substantial penalty for breaking Australia's competition laws, a court has ruled, after doing deals with telcos.

Google fined $55 million for anti-competitive search deal on Android phones with Optus, Telstra

The deal with Telstra and Optus saw the telecommunications providers skim a slice of Google’s revenue from ads when their customers used Google Search on Android phones. The post Google fined $55 million for anti-competitive search deal on Android phones with Optus, Telstra appeared first on SmartCompany.

Google fined millions for exclusive search deals

Australia’s Federal Court ordered Google Asia Pacific to pay AUD55 million ($36.1 million) for striking what it judged to be anti-competitive deals with operators Telstra and Optus to exclusively pre-install its Search product on Android smartphones. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) stated after it took legal action, Google admitted it engaged in anti-competitive behaviour. Google conceded its actions “had the likely eff…

Google must pay $55M over anti-competitive pacts with Telstra, Optus

Save (0) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A judge on Tuesday penalised Google $55 million for anti-competitive deals requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install its search engine on Android devices, but has questioned why action wasn’t taken against the telcos.  Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remember…