Reliance Jio will charge an interconnect fees from Jio users for calls made to non-Jio mobile phones.
Reliance Jio has ended free outgoing voice calls for its users.
Jio customers will be charged an interconnect usage (IUC) rate of 6 paise per minute for calls made to other mobile operators effective October 9.
“For all recharges done by Jio customers starting today, calls made to other mobile operators will be charged at the prevailing IUC rate of 6 paise per minute through IUC top-up vouchers till such time that TRAI moves to Zero termination charge regime. Presently, this date is 1st January 2020,” the company said in a release.
The release also stated that there will be no charges for: (a) all Jio to Jio calls; (b) all incoming calls; (c) Jio to landline calls; and (d) calls made using WhatsApp or FaceTime and similar platforms.