Facing a broad antitrust probe into its business practices, Google has hired 12 lobbying firms, a spokeswoman from the company said yesterday.
The Federal Trade Commission, which investigates violations of antitrust law, is expected to look into complaints that Google's search results favor the company's other services, among other issues.
Google, which runs some 69 percent of Web searches worldwide, can make or break a company with its search ranking.
"We have a strong story to tell about our business, and we've sought out the best talent we can find to help tell it," the spokeswoman said.
Google, which has an office in Washington, had previously hired six other lobbying firms.
The firms will be working on the FTC investigation as well as on several other issues that Google is interested in, the spokeswoman said.
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