TNPSC Thervupettagam

Interconnect Usage Charge

October 11 , 2019 1874 days 1259 0
  • Reliance Jio announced it would start charging customers Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC)
  • It would be at the rate of 6 paise per minute.
  • IUC refers to an arrangement under which telecom players connect their equipment, networks and services with other Telecom Services Providers.
IUC Charges
  • Currently only calls made via wireless to wireless devices attract IUC in India.
  • The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has fixed the IUC rates at 6 paise per minute.
  • TRAI wants to bring IUC to zero from January 1, 2020.
  • TRAI is ending IUC because it was assumed all networks would move to VoLTE.
  • Jio is entirely a VoLTE network, but Vodafone and Airtel continue to offer their legacy 2G and 3G networks as well.

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