TRAI to end IUC charges on 31st December 2020?
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The Telecom Regulatority Authority of India (TRAI) had proposed that the Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) was to be scrapped by the end of 2019.
However they later clarified and pushed the deadline to scrap IUC charges to 31st December 2020.
Jio compensates the users for the 6p/min they pay as IUC charges gives 1GB data voucher for every ₹10 top-up.
Scrapping the IUC means most likely they will also stop giving these data vouchers (just like Vi/Airtel doesn’t charge for IUC nor they give data vouchers).
The IUC charges are scheduled to be scrapped in another week however there’s no official update by TRAI recently.
Also if the IUC charges get scrapped and Jio doesn’t give data vouchers then those of us who do top-up and recharge from main balance won’t be able to do this anymore and either we’ll get too less data or will have to shell out more money 
What do you think will happen? 🤔🤔
Please share your views! 
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The main problem will be that those of us who have WiFi at home and don’t need 1.5gb/day mobile data, we usually break and do top-ups and use main balance to do recharge + the data vouchers gives us a decent amount of data which is sufficient but if this stops then it’ll be a problem
For example now you can do 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 10 topup and get total of 41+6 = 47 GB of data for 84 days + calling for 84 days at just ₹410 but if this stops then either we will be stuck with ₹329 plan – 6 gb data for 84 days or have to pay ₹555 and get 1.5gb/day for 84 days.
There will be nothing in between
You are talking about 2months 1.5gb/day plan? If yes, then is there something special about it as all “ALL IN ONE” plans have IUC/ talktime minutes baked in ?!
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Then if people dont get data vouchers nobody will use Jio..
Jio knows this thing and i hope even after IUC is removed , jio may continue giving 1gb data per 10rs recharge.. 😁
Exactly
The only reason for using Jio in my area is because of the data vouchers. Else Airtel/Vi takes ₹100 more and gives 30-40 mbps speed whereas Jio struggles to give 3-4 mbps
One of my friend says as he has paid for data he’ll not waste it so he downloads random files and stops/cancels them at 99%. This gives him peace of mind 🤣
I have many times tried to convince him to stop doing this but it doesn’t help 
To hell with these different and confusing terminologies and just scrape the incoming call charges, or just make it bare minimum. Enforcing users to opt for 49 rupees per month is downright preposterous.
No it won’t
Flying ईंट coming 
I still have 3 old 448 plan (2gb/day + unlimited calls) in queue
& I Hardly use 150-175 minutes per month 
Using jio mainly bz it’s bit less and we get data vouchers…if they stop… I’ll port to VI or Airtel…. atleast if few jump to Vi…this dual poly will change
What is this 4999 plan in Jio … I think this is the end point of where now it’s travelling from2400
It’s official it’s ending today
Let’s vote for yes now.. 😂😂😂
+1
yaa fir 1yr voice calling pack recharge krna chahiye + 200-300 gb data addon !!