IUC charge 6 paise per minute will continue for outgoing calling to call other network

USNMix Report: Relief is not available till 2020,
6 paise per minute will have to be paid for outgoing calling.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has dealt a major blow to the country's mobile subscribers. TRAI has said in one of its orders that the fee of six paise per minute on mobile calls made from one operator's network to another network will continue for the next one year i.e. now this fee will have to be paid till December 31, 2020. "The termination fee of six paise per minute on wireless to wireless domestic calls will continue till December 31, 2020," TRAI said in a statement on Tuesday.

Earlier this fee was 14 paise per minute which was reduced to six paise per minute on October 1, 2017, while it was said that before January 1, 2020, this fee will be abolished but now TRAI has given it for a year. Has increased. In such a situation, a charge of six paise per minute on wireless to wireless domestic calls is expected to end by January 1, 2021.

At the same time, this decision of TRAI has been welcomed by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). COAI Director General Rajan S. Matthew has said that TRAI's move is in the right direction and is welcome. He said that COAI is always ready to continue support from the government and the regulator to overcome the severe financial stress in the telecom sector.

Big shock to live

This decision of TRAI has given a big blow to Jio, because during the announcement of IUC fee, Jio said that this fee is only for a few months, after that customers will get relief, but now Jio will finish the IUC fee till 31 December 2020. Will not be able to. In such a situation, Jio customers will now have to pay IUC charges for the next one year, while Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea customers will be able to make unlimited calling.