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India: Google blamed for abusing market dominance

By  |  July 22, 2015

The Competition Commission of India’s investigation arm has said Google abused its market dominance in some instances. If the findings are confirmed by the fair-trade watchdog, the search giant may face regulatory battles similar to those its grappling with in Europe.

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    The CCI is sending the findings of its investigation arm to Google for its response before announcing a final verdict, which could involve a monetary penalty if the findings are upheld, The Economic Times reported.

    “The investigations have found Google guilty in one of the cases,” a senior unnamed government official told the daily.

    The commission had ordered a probe into four allegations of abuse of market dominance against Google.

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