Asian Tech Press (Sep 1) -- South Korea's parliament passed an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act on Tuesday that would make the country the first to restrict the mandatory commissions that Google and Apple's app stores charge software developers.

The bill, known as the "Anti-Google law" in South Korea, was finally passed by 180 of the 188 parliament members who voted for it, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Once signed by President Moon Jae-in, the bill will become law and take effect. Moon's party has been a supporter of the bill.

Apple and Google's mandatory fee policies typically require developers to pay them a commission of up to 30% on each deal.

The passage of the "Anti-Google law" means developers can guide users to pay on other platforms and avoid paying commissions to major app store operators such as Google and Apple.