https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=52760 Anticompetitive agreements concerned exclusive pre-installation and default-search provisions that excluded rival search engines on certain Android smartphones, supported by advertising revenue-sharing inducements. The arrangements were likely to substantially lessen competition by foreclosing distribution channels and limiting consumer choice. Enforcement actions secured a court-enforceable undertaking requiring removal of specified pre-installation and default search restrictions from contracts with manufacturers and carriers, and obtained undertakings from carriers to avoid similar exclusivity arrangements, aiming to restore market access for competing search services. en-us Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:46:03 +0530 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=52760 Anticompetitive agreements concerned exclusive pre-installation and default-search provisions that excluded rival search engines on certain Android smartphones, supported by advertising revenue-sharing inducements. The arrangements were likely to substantially lessen competition by foreclosing distribution channels and limiting consumer choice. Enforcement actions secured a court-enforceable undertaking requiring removal of specified pre-installation and default search restrictions from contracts with manufacturers and carriers, and obtained undertakings from carriers to avoid similar exclusivity arrangements, aiming to restore market access for competing search services. News - Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=52760