No change in IUC rate till 2020-end: TRAI

From January 1, 2021, the termination charge for wireless-to- wireless domestic calls shall be zero, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Tuesday, while issuing regulations on ‘Domestic Call Termination Charges’.

The Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) of 6 paise per minute on mobile calls will continue till December 31, 2020, the sector regulator said.

This should come as relief to Vodafone Idea (VIL) and Bharti Airtel, which had wanted the zero-IUC regime put off because neither earns a significant proportion of revenue via IUC. However, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio had opposed any deferral as more than 60 per cent of its total traffic is outgoing.