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Google may face a third CCI fine in less than a month. Now for Android TV

Google has already been fined in previous two cases for "abusing its market dominant position" in connection with the Android mobile device ecosystem

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BS Web TeamAakar PatelAaron Ricadela New Delhi

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After facing antitrust heat in two cases in India, US technology giant Google has found itself in hot water for the third time in a month. According to a report in The Economic Times, the director general office of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has finished a probe for alleged market dominance abuse by Google in the smart TV market.

The probe looked into the so-called Android Compatibility Commitments, which the report said prohibit equipment manufacturers from producing, distributing, or selling any other smart television that is not Android based.

To use its operating software (OS), television manufacturers need

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