The Indian Authority, which keeps an eye on monopoly prevention, has been fined 162 million dollars for abusing its position of dominance in the local smartphone market.
The Indian Competition Authority said in a statement late on Thursday that Google built its platform in such a way that it can obstruct competitors without permission.
The authority continued that the Google-designed “Android” operating system comes pre-installed on mobile devices with a number of its own programs, including its search engine, which “offered a larger competitive feature for Google’s search services compared to its competitors.”
“The markets should compete based on their efficiency,” she emphasized, “and Google must ensure that its policies do not undermine this competition.
The government fined Google 13 dollars.
$4 billion (or $162 million) in rupees.
India is investing 162 million dollars in Google to take advantage of its monopoly in the local smartphone industry.
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