Sina Technology News Beijing time on the evening of January 3rd, according to reports, Google stated in a document submitted to an Indian appeals court that India’s Competition Commission (CCI) previously imposed an antitrust fine of US$160 million on Google. largely plagiarized the decision of the European Commission, so the CCI’s ruling should be reversed.
In October last year, India’s CCI announced a fine of 13.38 billion rupees (about 161.95 million U.S. dollars) on Google for its anti-competitive behavior related to Android mobile devices. In addition, the CCI requires that Google refrain from offering any incentives to smartphone makers to exclusively pre-install Google’s search service.
In this regard, Google said late last month that it would appeal the ruling of the Indian CCI. Now, Google has argued in its appeal filing that the CCI’s investigative arm has largely copied the European Commission’s decision, using evidence from Europe that has not been substantiated in India.
Google stated in the appeal document: “There are more than 50 plagiarisms before and after, and in some cases verbatim plagiarism. Therefore, CCI India has failed to conduct a fair, balanced and reasonable investigation. In fact, Google’s mobile App distribution practices are Pro-competitive, not unfair and exclusive.”
As early as 2018, the European Union imposed an antitrust fine of 4.3 billion euros (about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars) on Google. The reason is that Google, with its dominant position in the Internet search market, has made some illegal restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile operators. Last December, Google appealed to the European Supreme Court.
Google said in a statement that it appealed the CCI ruling because it was a major setback for Google’s Indian users and businesses. Google asked the court to overturn CCI’s fine decision, and the case will start on Wednesday.
Separately, Google has also appealed another antitrust fine from CCI in India. Following the Android antitrust fine, India’s CCI also imposed an additional antitrust fine of 9.36 billion rupees (about 113 million U.S. dollars) on Google in October last year, because Google abused its dominant position in the app store market to promote its own payment system. . Currently, the appeal has not yet been heard.
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