As ICU Charges Go, Reliance To Make Voice Calls From Jio To All Network Free From 1st January
Keeping to its words that if interconnect usage (ICU) charges are removed the voice calls from Jio to all other networks would be free, Reliance Jio is going to implement the move from 1st January 2021. The ICU charges are paid by a telecom operator for calls made from its network to a different service provider. Jio was collecting a levy of 6 paise per minute as IUC charges till now.Â
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had deferred the implementation of zero IUC charges to January 1, 2021. As of now, the calls from Jio to Jio phones were free. The telecom company charged customers for calls made to other networks. Along with the removal of the charges Jio would also launch new data plans offering 1-2 GB data at lower prices than the competition.