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There was no chairperson at the commission for seven months to push things through...
They want the CCI to lend its weight to address Googles alleged anti-competitive conduct arising from its dominant position in the Android ecosystem and its app store, Google Play.. On 25 October 2022, the commission imposed a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on Google for anti-competitive practices related to its Play Store policies and issued a list of measures for Google to modify its conduct...
While the previous regime charged 15-30 per cent commissions, Googles new User Choice Billing (UCB) reduced it to 11-26 per cent for paid app downloads and in-app purchases on Google Play.. Right from the beginning, businesses werent very comfortable with it (Competition Commission of India), as one can expect..
Last year, the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), a body of startups and app developers, filed a contravention application against Google under Section 42 of the Competition Act 2002, which allows the CCI to inquire into compliance with its own orders..
While an order on their applications under Section 42 may come any day, the CCI on 15 March finally ordered an investigation into Google for excessive pricing on the Play Store, noting that the tech giants UCB payments were prima facie violative of the Competition Act 2002.The.
