How scrapping of IUC will impact Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone
The zero IUC (Interconnect Usage Charges) regime was previously slated to come into effect from January 2020, but then the telecom regulator deferred its implementation till January 1, 2021. PTI | Updated: Jan 2, 2021, 09:03AM IST
New Delhi: The elimination of inter-operator IUC charges may result in certain EBITDA gains for Vodafone Idea and some impact for Jio, while it will be neutral for Airtel, according to a report. The zero IUC (Interconnect Usage Charges) regime was previously slated to come into effect from January 2020, but then the telecom regulator deferred its implementation till January 1, 2021.
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Scrapping of IUC levy benefit for VIL, neutral for Airtel, some impact for Jio: Credit SuissePTI
Last Updated: Jan 01, 2021, 05:02 PM IST
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IUC is a charge that is paid by a telco to another operator when its customers make voice calls to subscribers of the rival network, and these charges stood at 6 paise per minute.
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Consequently, Jio has now become a net receiver of IUC and VIL a net payer, it said adding that for Bharti Airtel the mix is roughly balanced now.
Customers never charged for IUC, unlimited calls to continue as before: Airtel
The comments came a day after Reliance Jio announced that calls by its users to other networks in India will become free from Friday, as the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) regime ends
PTI | January 1, 2021 | Updated 21:59 IST
The zero IUC regime was previously slated to come into effect from January 2020
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Friday said it has never charged its customers separately for IUC and that the unlimited calling benefits will continue for subscribers without any change.
The comments came a day after Reliance Jio announced that calls by its users to other networks in India will become free from Friday, as the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) regime ends.
Never charged users separately for IUC, benefits to continue without change: Airtel
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January 01, 2021 Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Friday said it has never charged its customers separately for IUC and that the unlimited calling benefits will continue for subscribers without any change.
The comments came a day after Reliance Jio announced that calls by its users to other networks in India will become free from Friday, as the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) regime ends.
Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer of Bharti Airtel said, “At Airtel, we are obsessed with delivering the best-in-class experience to our customers. Airtel mobile customers already enjoy unlimited free calls to all networks with our prepaid bundles and postpaid plans that also offer large dollops of high speed data.” Puri added that Airtel has never charged its customers separately for IUC and the unlimited calling benefits will continue for customers without any change .