Google Faces $55 Million Fine for Locking out Rival Search Engines: ACCC
Regulator says agreements forced Android phones to use Google Search exclusively, limiting consumer choice.
Naziya Alvi Rahman
8/17/2025|Updated: 8/17/2025
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific after the tech giant admitted to striking anti-competitive agreements with Australia’s largest telcos to pre-install its search engines.
In a statement, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb confirmed Google has “admitted liability and agreed to jointly submit to the court that Google should pay a total penalty of $55 million.”
The case is now before the Federal Court, which will determine whether the proposed $55 million (US$35.8 million) penalty and other measures are appropriate.
Cass-Gottlieb explained that between December 2019 and March 2021, the agreements required both Telstra and Optus to pre-install only the Google Search app on Android phones sold to Australian consumers, excluding rival search engines.
In exchange, the telcos received a share of advertising revenue generated from Google searches on those devices.
“Conduct that restricts competition is illegal in Australia because it usually means less choice, higher costs or worse service for consumers,” Cass-Gottlieb said.
Commitments to Remove Restrictions
Google has now signed a court-enforceable undertaking, alongside its U.S. parent company Google LLC, pledging to remove certain contractual restrictions that limit competition.
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READ MORE: https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/google-to-pay-55-million-fine-for-locking-out-rival-search-engines-accc-5902489?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1
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