Centre sends notice to Ola, Uber over different pricing for iPhone, Android commuters [Video]

Leading taxi aggregators Ola and Uber have been served notices by the Department of Consumer Affairs over differential pricing for the Android and iPhone commuters, seeking responses from the online cab-hailing platforms, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, said on Thursday.

Minister Joshi said in a post on X social media platform that the Department, through the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to these cab aggregators.

“As a follow-up to the earlier observation of apparent differential pricing based on different models of mobiles – iPhone/Android – being used, Department of Consumer Affairs, through the CCPA, has issued notices to major cab aggregators Ola and Uber, seeking their responses,” the minister noted.

Uber and Ola have been directed to respond to the notices issued by the Department.

In another post, the minister said that after receiving complaints on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) regarding performance issues in iPhones following the …