Outgoing calls will no longer be free for Reliance Jio Users. There has been a debate in the telecom industry about Interconnect Usage Charge for quite some time.Reliance Jio wants TRAI to zero the interconnect charge. But at the moment this did not happen and that’s why Jio has taken this big decision.

Now Reliance Jio Users will have to pay for non-Jio calling. It is being implemented from 10 October ie tomorrow.

Reliance Jio has announced that now Jio users will have to pay 6 paise per minute for calling on any other network. Live to Jio and landline will be free. However, with this, Jio has also said that data of such value will be given free to the users. In a way, it will be like a compensation.

Reliance Jio has said in one of its statements that Jio users will now have to top up the additional IUC for calling on other mobile networks and this will be applicable from tomorrow i.e. October 10.

Jio has also said that until the termination charge TRAI does not zero, then the calling money will be taken from the users. Currently this date is till 1 January 2020.

Significantly, in 2017, TRAI reduced the interconnection usage charge i.e. IUC from 14 paise to 6 paise and it was said that it will be removed by January 2020. But right now this matter is in balance and this is the reason why Reliance Jio has announced to take money for calling on non-Jio network. Because the money that the company has given to other companies has to be repaid.

Reliance Jio has released the top ups which you will have to do from tomorrow