TRAI to soon take decision on charges that made Reliance Jio voice calls ‘paid’

New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman RS Sharma has said the issues of interconnect usage charges (IUC) and call ring time will be resolved soon. IUC and call ring time have lately fuelled a war of words between Reliance Jio Infocomm and older carriers — Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.
“The regulator has already sought comments from industry on (IUC), and would conduct an open house discussion before arriving at a decision,” Sharma said at the India Mobile Congress Monday, adding that the “ringing time issue would also be resolved soon”. The call ring time is at the heart of a bitter spat between the incumbents and Jio. Airtel has alleged that Jio reduced its ring duration to manipulate the IUC regime.