New Delhi, May 7 -- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently issued its first settlement order in relation to Google's alleged anti-competitive conduct in the Android TV ecosystem. India had allowed settlement of some competition law cases with the CCI in March 2024. Soon after, Google applied to the CCI to settle its smart TV (STV) case, in which the director general (DG) of investigation had already found evidence to suggest that Google's conduct was abusive.

Within a year of the settlement application, the CCI decided to close its proceedings against Google based on a set of behavioural commitments and a settlement amount of Rs.20.24 crore.

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