{"id":223576,"date":"2025-01-25T03:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/uber-denies-implementing-phone-model-based-pricing-in-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T03:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:44:54","slug":"uber-denies-implementing-phone-model-based-pricing-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/uber-denies-implementing-phone-model-based-pricing-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Denies Implementing Phone Model-Based Pricing in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uber said it does not set ride prices based on a user’s phone model, shortly after an Indian government body alleged that the ride-hailing giant and its domestic rival Ola use differential pricing for Android and Apple phones.<\/p>\n

India’s consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said<\/a> on X on Thursday that the Central Consumer Protection Agency (CCPA) had sent notices to the companies over the alleged price disparity or “differential pricing”.<\/p>\n

An Uber<\/a> spokesperson told Reuters, “We do not set prices based on a rider’s phone manufacturer. We look forward to working with the Central Consumer Protection Authority to clear up any misunderstanding.”<\/p>\n

There have been several reports by local media and user complaints on social media that iPhone<\/a> users were charged higher prices for the same ride than those using phones that ran on Android<\/a> operating systems.<\/p>\n

Joshi said he would direct the CCPA to also look into differential pricing strategies used by other sectors, including food delivery and online ticketing portals.<\/p>\n

Ola, Google<\/a> and Apple<\/a> did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Uber is locked in a fierce battle with SoftBank-backed Ola, rival Rapido, as well as all-electric ride-hailing app BluSmart in India, one of the company’s biggest markets outside the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

Joshi last month termed differential pricing an “unfair trade practice” that is a “blatant disregard” to consumer rights.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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