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Google cops $55m fine for search engine deals on phones

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Deals by tech companies was found to unfairly restrict consumer access to search engine options. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Internet giant Google could pay a $55 million fine after signing anti-competitive deals with Australia's two largest telcos that banned the installation of competing search engines on some smartphones.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launched proceedings against the US technology firm in Federal Court on Monday over the behaviour, which Google has admitted.

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