Iuc

Airtel says never charged separately for IUC, unlimited calling to continue

The comments came a day after Reliance Jio announced that calls by its users to other networks in India will become free from Friday, as the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) regime ends

Reliance Jio says all voice calls free from Jan 1 as ICU charges go

Company also announces new data plans offering 1-2 GB data at lower prices than competition

Reliance Jio makes domestic calls to all networks free from January 1

The telco has revoked interconnect usage charges following Trai's announcement earlier this month that the IUC termination for all domestic voice calls in the country would be extended by another year

Letters to BS: Telecom sector needs help, IUC regime can wait a bit longer

The IUC must take into account all cost components including capex and spectrum charges borne by the operator

Mixed signals

IUC extension is welcome, but Trai should take a holistic view

Trai's IUC extension might benefit Jio; limited gains for Voda Idea, Airtel

Incumbent operators fought a public battle against Reliance Jio for the extension of the regime

Airtel will continue to invest Rs 20,000-cr despite slowdown: Sunil Mittal

Mittal said he made a request, on behalf of the telecom industry, for Rs 37,000 crore goods and services tax (GST) refund

Trai extends six paise per min IUC charge to other networks till Dec 2020

The charges were reduced to 6 paise with effect from October 1, 2017 from 14 paise charged earlier and it was to become nil from January 1, 2020.

IUC row: Trai schedules open house debate for Nov 15 as telco war erupts

Typically, a telecom operator pays for completing calls made by its subscribers to a rival network.

Telecom body seeks removal of IUC on mobile calls in the interest of poor

Trai had proposed to move from the current IUC regime to the BAK (bill and keep) regime where no operator will charge for mobile call transmission, from January 1, 2020

Jio's move to charge for off-network calls may help telcos raise tariff

Analysts largely see this as a positive for the sector, saying it will allow Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to increase their rates as well

Good news for Jio users: No need to buy top-ups to cover increased tariff

The telco has announced three new plans that come bundled with the 6-paise-per-minute charge imposed on voice calls to other networks, so subscribers will not have pay anything additionally

Analysts upgrade EBITDA, revenue estimates for RJIO post IUC charge

Analysts feel most subscribers will view the compulsory IUC top-up voucher as an additional spend for no incremental value

Uncertain over IUC regime, Jio to charge for calls to other networks

This will effectively end one of Jio key disruptive strategies - free voice call

COAI wants telcos to discuss issue of interconnect usage charges reasonably

The IUC was originally proposed to be made nil from January 1, 2020. But Trai is now reviewing the timeline

No link between IUC and financial stress: Trai

Sharma also rejected the allegation of giving preference to only Internet protocol (IP) based networks