EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive practices
Tech giant will have to halt payments to smartphone makers to pre-install its app exclusively on their devices
Brussels
EUROPEAN Union antitrust regulators plan to order Alphabet's Google to stop paying financial incentives to smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search exclusively on their devices and warned the company of a large fine, an EU document showed.
The document, running to more than 150 pages, was sent to complainants last month for feedback. Google received a copy in April in which the European Commission accused it of using its dominant Android mobile operating system to shut out rivals.
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