Jio calls to all networks will be free once again starting January 1st

Highlights

• Jio will stop charging subscribers for calls made to non-Jio numbers
• Off-network calls from Jio numbers had become chargeable earlier this year due to an extension in IUC regime

Jio calls made to non-Jio numbers across India will be free starting January 1st, the company has announced. The free Jio calling comes as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ends the IUC (interconnect usage charges) regime in the telecom sector. Despite launching its services with free calling to all networks, Jio had started charging users for calls to off-network (i.e. calls made to Airtel, Idea-Vodafone/ Vi, BSNL numbers) earlier this year after TRAI had extended the January 2020 deadline for lifting IUC charges. The company had been charging users for off-network calls at the same rate as the IUC charges in the form of additional Jio recharge packs/ top-ups for their numbers.

On-network or Jio-to-Jio calls have been free since the start.

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