Jio makes domestic voice calls free from Jan 1, 2021; move in line with TRAI’s mandate on abolishing IUC 

Reliance Jio has announced that all calls from Jio, to any network, anywhere in India will be free starting January 1, 2021.

The move is in line with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) earlier order that called for ending interconnect usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls from January 1, 2021. The regulator has stated that the Bill and Keep regime will become effective in the country from 2021 onwards.

Jio thus has reverted off-net domestic voice-call charges to zero. On-net domestic voice calls have always been free on the Jio network.

Earlier, in September 2019, TRAI had extended the timeline for implementation of the Bill & Keep regime beyond January 1, 2020, and thus Jio charged its customers for off-net voice calls through 2020.