Telecom business of Reliance does U-turn on call charges

Reliance IndustriesNSE 2.55 % Ltd’s (RELI.NS) telecom arm Jio said on Wednesday it will charge its customers for voice calls made through its network to other operators as it racks up fees to rivals.

The move goes back on a promise Jio made in 2016 to keep all voice calls free. Operators such as Jio have to pay fees when calls are made from one network to another, to cover the use of a rival’s network. Jio’s rivals are Bharti AirtelNSE 4.55 % Ltd (BRTI.NS) and Vodafone Idea Ltd (VODA.NS).