Google responds to CCI probe, says Android connected millions of Indians to Internet

Google on Saturday said that Android has “enabled millions of Indians to connect to the internet by making mobile devices more affordable.”

Google’s statement is in response to a report by the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) investigation arm which accused it of deploying “huge financial muscle” and abusing the dominant position of its Android operating system in India to hurt competition.

The probe ordered by CCI in April 2019, questioned Google, whose Android operating system holds nearly 98% share of the smartphone market, along with several Indian and foreign tech companies including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Paytm, Phone-Pe, Mozilla, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Karbonn.