GUWAHATI: The Department of Consumer Affairs through Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued notices to cab aggregators Ola and Uber for allegedly charging different rates from consumers based on their mobile phone operating systems.
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This was informed by Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs via X on January 23. "As a follow-up to the earlier observation of apparent #DifferentialPricing based on the different models of mobiles (#iPhones/ #Android) being used, Department of Consumer Affairs through the CCPA, has issued notices to major cab aggregators #Ola and #Uber, seeking their responses," tweeted Joshi.
As a follow-up to the earlier observation of apparent #DifferentialPricing based on the different models of mobiles (#iPhones/ #Android) being used, Department of Consumer Affairs through the CCPA, has issued notices to major cab aggregators #Ola and #Uber, seeking their…
— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) January 23, 2025
This comes after commuters using these apps flagged a difference between rates for identical routes on iphones and android devices.
