{"id":222415,"date":"2025-01-23T17:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/ccpa-sends-notice-to-uber-ola-over-pricing-disparity-on-iphone-android\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:36:20","slug":"ccpa-sends-notice-to-uber-ola-over-pricing-disparity-on-iphone-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/ccpa-sends-notice-to-uber-ola-over-pricing-disparity-on-iphone-android\/","title":{"rendered":"CCPA Sends Notice to Uber, Ola Over Pricing Disparity on iPhone, Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/i.gadgets360cdn.com\/large\/uber_ola_taxi_pic_reuters_1606475053028.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CCPA Sends Notice to Uber, Ola Over Pricing Disparity on iPhone, Android\" title=\"CCPA Sends Notice to Uber, Ola Over Pricing Disparity on iPhone, Android\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An Indian government body has sent notices to ride-hailing firms Ola and Uber over alleged differential pricing for Android and Apple phones, the country&#8217;s consumer affairs minister, Pralhad Joshi, <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/JoshiPralhad\/status\/1882290308224045528\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in a post on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after several reports by local media and as users complained on social media that <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/iphone\">iPhone<\/a> users were charged higher prices for the same ride than those using phones that ran on <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/android\">Android<\/a> operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>The minister <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshiPralhad\/status\/1882338956638880082\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> he would direct the Central Consumer Protection Agency (CCPA) to also look into differential pricing strategies used by other sectors, including food delivery and online ticketing portals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/ola\">Ola<\/a> and <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/uber\">Uber<\/a> did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>India is one of Uber&#8217;s biggest markets outside the United States and Canada, where it is locked in a fierce battle with SoftBank-backed <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/ola\">Ola<\/a>, local rival Rapido, as well as all-electric ride hailing app BluSmart.<\/p>\n<p>Joshi had last month termed differential pricing an &#8220;unfair trade practice&#8221; that is a &#8220;blatant disregard&#8221; to consumer rights.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/auto\/news\/ccpa-sends-notice-uber-ola-pricing-disparity-apple-android-phones-7542464#rss-gadgets-news\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian government body has sent notices to ride-hailing firms Ola and Uber over alleged differential pricing for Android and Apple phones, the country&#8217;s consumer affairs minister, Pralhad Joshi, said in a post on X on Thursday. 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