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Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google Search in Australia
The ACCC has today commenced Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific over anti-competitive understandings that Google admits it reached in the past with Telstra and Optus regarding the pre-installation of Google Search on Android mobile phones.
“Conduct that restricts competition is illegal in Australia because it usually means less choice, higher costs or worse service for consumers,” ACCC Chair Gina-Cass Gottlieb said. Google Asia Pacific has admitted, for the purposes of the Federal Court proceedings only, that in or around December 2019, it arrived at two separate understandings, one with Telstra and one with Optus, each containing a provision which: In the inquiry’s fifth report, published in November 2022, the ACCC made a range of recommendations to bolster competition in the digital economy, level the playing field between big tech companies and Australian businesses, and reduce prices for consumers.
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