Antitrust watchdog CCI orders probe into Google in smart TVs suit

The Competition Commission has ordered a detailed probe against Google for alleged unfair business practices in the smart television operating systems market in India

The watchdog has reached the prima-facie view that Google is dominant in the relevant market for licensable smart TV device operating systems in India.

In a 24-page order, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said that prima-facie mandatory pre-installation of all the Google applications under TADA amounts to imposition of unfair conditions on the smart TV device manufacturers.