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Value Added Services (VAS) – Unethical Trade Practices of activation and renewal without seeking subscriber’s consent - Is it not the Anti-consumer Practices by the Telecom Service Providers? The Telecom Industry has grown over a period. With growth of telecom industry, the problem being faced by the subscribers also have increased with newer and newer problems. The total number of mobile subscribers is estimated to be about 90 crores. More than 96% of the mobile subscribers are in the category of prepaid connection. More than 70% of the subscribers belong to under privileged class of society.            One of the unethical practices being followed by the telecom service provider is the activation of certain Value Added Services (chargeable) without seeking the subscribers consent. As per TRAI Regulations, the Telecom Service Providers are prohibited from activation of any Value Added Services (VAS) which is on a ...

EMI Free Car Pvt. Ltd. has not got any permission to display advertisement on the cars/ vehicles- Revealed under RTI- Perspective buyers need to be careful. An article titled "Points that need to be taken care of while dealing with www.emifreecar.com- Is it really EMI free?) has appeared on this blog, the link of which is                http://jagograhak.blogspot.in/2014/05/points-that-need-to-be-taken-care-of.html As referred in point No. 4 of the article, I had submitted applications under RTI Act 2005 to Ministry of Transport and Transport Department of Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The basic information that I intended to seek was whether emifreecar.com has taken any approval from the transport department to display advertisement on the cars/ vehicles as the display of the advertisement on the car is the basic prerequisite if at all there is a scheme of reimbursement of EMIs. I am quoting below the text of th...

Points that need to be taken care of while dealing with www.emifreecar.com The following may needs to be persued before someone take decision to buy car on Free EMI scheme on www.emifreecar.com Emifreecar.com has come out with a scheme as the name suggest. The prima-facie it seems that the car can be purchased under EMI scheme however not to be paid. On the contrary when we look at their web-site www.emifreecar.com the following conditions are laid which stresses the need to be taken care of: I.                    Scheme 1.       The perspective buyer has to pay a booking amount or down payment of 25% of the cost of the vehicle. 2.       Rest of 75% amount is payable in 60 EMIs for which the perspective buyer has to pay for. 3.       The company has got panel of advertisers for display of the ad...