Updated: January 2, 2021 9:42 AM IST
There’s a good news for Reliance Jio users this new year. Starting today, January 1, 2021, Jio users will not be charged for outgoing voice calls to other networks. Till last night, December 31, 2020, all Jio calls to any other network including Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, BSNL and others were charged. Outgoing calls from Jio to Jio number were completely free of cost. Also Read - 5 best Reliance Jio prepaid recharge plans with free Disney+ Hotstar to watch IPL 2021 livestream
On Thursday, telecom major Reliance Jio announced to wave off interconnect usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls. “As per directions of the Hon’ble Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”), Bill and Keep regime is being implemented in the country from 1st January 2021, thereby ending interconnect usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls,” Reliance Jio noted in an official
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As per directions of the Hon ble Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI), Bill and Keep regime is being implemented in the country from 1 January 2021, thereby ending interconnect usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls. Honouring its commitment to revert off-net domestic voice-call charges to zero, as soon as IUC charges are
abolished, Jio will once again make all off-net domestic voice calls free, starting 1 January 2021.
On-net domestic voice calls have always been free on the Jio network.
For context, in September 2019, when TRAI extended the timeline for implementation of the Bill & Keep regime beyond 1 January 2020, Jio was left with no option but to start charging its customers for offnet voice calls, at a rate exactly equivalent to the applicable IUC charge. While
Reliance Jio to make off-net domestic voice calls free starting January 1
Reliance Jio just announced that it will once again make off-net domestic voice calls free, starting 1st January 2021. This is as per directions of the Hon’ble Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”), Bill and Keep regime is being implemented in the country from 1st January 2021, thereby ending interconnect usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls.
Back in October 2019, when TRAI extended the timeline for implementation of the Bill & Keep regime beyond 1st January 2020, Jio started charging its customers 6 paise per minute for voice calls made to non-Jio mobile networks and also released separatepacks with additional IUC minutes.
Jio makes off-net domestic voice calls free from January 1
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Last Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 10:24 PM IST
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Jio, with over 406 million users compared with over 294 million for Bharti Airtel and under 272 million for Vi, was a net revenue gainer from IUC, which was 6 paise a minute.
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Jio’s decision may dent its revenue, while helping Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel save marginally on costs, analysts said.
Mumbai:
Reliance Jio Infocomm will stop charging subscribers for local calls made to rival networks from Friday, when interconnect user charges (IUC) are scrapped.
Jio’s decision may dent its revenue, while helping Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel save marginally on costs, analysts said.