Reliance Jio will Infocomm once again make all off-net domestic voice calls free, starting the 1st of January 2021.
As per directions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Bill and Keep regime is being implemented in the country from January 1, 2021, ending interconnect usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls.
Following the TRAI directive, the Mukesh Ambani-helmed company said it will make all off-net domestic voice calls free honouring its commitment to revert off-net domestic voice-call charges to zero, as soon as IUC charges are abolished.
Notably, on-net domestic voice calls have always been free on the Jio network.
In September 2019, when TRAI extended the timeline for implementation of the Bill & Keep regime beyond January 1, 2020, Jio started charging its customers for off-net voice calls, at a rate exactly equivalent to the applicable IUC charge.
While doing so, Jio had assured its users that this charge would continue only till the time TRAI abolished IUC charges. Today, Jio has delivered on that promise and made off-net voice calls free again, the statement added.
