{"id":38957,"date":"2024-12-06T16:29:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T16:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/amazon-faces-lawsuit-for-excluding-certain-neighborhoods-from-fast-delivery-service"},"modified":"2024-12-06T17:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:09:09","slug":"amazon-faces-lawsuit-for-excluding-certain-neighborhoods-from-fast-delivery-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/amazon-faces-lawsuit-for-excluding-certain-neighborhoods-from-fast-delivery-service","title":{"rendered":"Amazon faces lawsuit for excluding certain neighborhoods from fast delivery service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Amazon is facing a lawsuit for the alleged exclusion of two neighborhoods in Washington D.C. from its fast Prime Delivery service, despite charging users based in the area, according to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Brian Schwalb claimed that Amazon has been \u201csecretly\u201d excluding the two ZIP codes, 20019 and 20020, from its Amazon Prime fast delivery service, while 48,000 Prime subscribers live in the area, paying the full price of the subscription.<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office said that Amazon made an internal decision in June 2022 \u201cto stop using its fleet of branded trucks to make Prime deliveries\u201d to the two D.C. neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that Amazon\u2019s exclusion results in significantly longer delivery times to the two neighborhoods compared to other District ZIP codes, while paying for the same $14.99 per month subscription.<\/p>\n<p>It added that Amazon allegedly deceives its customers in the area by allegedly not disclosing the exclusion as cause of shipping delays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazon is charging tens of thousands of hard-working Ward 7 and 8 residents for an expedited delivery service it promises but does not provide,\u201d said Schwalb. \u201cWe\u2019re suing to stop this deceptive conduct and make sure District residents get what they\u2019re paying for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Amazon is facing a lawsuit for the alleged exclusion of two neighborhoods in Washington D.C. from its fast Prime Delivery service, despite charging users based in the area, according to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia on Wednesday. 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