Ola denies differential pricing based on mobile operating system, tells CCPA

Ride-hailing steadfast Ola connected Friday clarified that it follows a "homogenous pricing structure" and does not differentiate pricing based connected users' mobile operating systems for identical rides.

In a statement, an Ola user spokesperson said the institution has communicated this to the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which had earlier issued a announcement to the company.

"We person a homogenous pricing operation for each our customers and we bash not differentiate based connected the operating strategy of the user's cellphone for identical rides," the spokesperson said.

The institution added that it volition enactment with the CCPA to wide immoderate misunderstandings.

Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had earlier termed specified practices a "prima facie unfair commercialized practice" and a "blatant disregard" for user rights. He directed the CCPA to behaviour a thorough probe into the allegations.

Uber, which was besides served a notice, responded likewise connected Thursday.

An Uber spokesperson said, "We bash not acceptable prices based connected a rider's telephone manufacturer. We look guardant to moving with the Central Consumer Protection Authority to wide up immoderate misunderstanding." The CCPA had issued notices to some Ola and Uber concerning allegations of differential pricing based connected users' mobile operating systems