Reliance Jio gives the big blow, now calls to another operator will have to pay Rs, know details

Reliance Jio gives the big blow, now calls to another operator will have to pay Rs, know details

New Delhi: The big news for Reliance Jio's customers has come. Jio will collect interconnect usage charges (IUC) from its customers. From next October 9, Jio will be charged 6 paise per minute for calls to other operators, according to a press release. According to the company, the company has paid Rs 13,500 crore to other operators in the last three years for this free service. "All recharges made by customers today will be charged 6 paise per minute for calls made to other mobile operators," Jio said in a press release. The charge is Interconnect Use Charges (IUC).

The decision was made under the provisions of the Zero Termination Charge of the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) whose deadline is January 2020 ' Jio said in a press release that the company will continue to charge customers for an offnet outgoing call until the IUC charge is abolished by TRAI. The company has also recently released new plans for its customers. Currently the company has to pay 6 paise per second for calls made to other networks. TRI had given a deadline to abolish the charge by January 1, 2020, but as of now TRAI is observing this deadline, it has been announced by Geo.

In a first, country's largest telcom operator Reliance Jio today announced that its customers will now have to pay 6 paise per minute for voice calls made to rival phone networks. However, the company also announced that it will compensate customers by giving free data of equal value. The 6 paisa charge will remain in place till the time telecom operators are required to pay rivals for mobile phone calls, Jio said in a statement.

The company said for all the outgoing calls to other mobile operators, Jio users will have to buy an additional IUC top up voucher from tomorrow. Post-paid customers will also be billed at 6 paise per minute for outgoing calls with increase in free data entitlement. This will be the first time that Jio users will pay for voice calls.

Reliance Jio gives the big blow, now calls to another operator will have to pay Rs, know details


Reliance Jio change Its plan
 click here to read news in Gujarati

 click here to view details