Twitter Floods With Memes As Reliance Jio Announces Call Charges At 6 Paise/Minute

They say all good things come to an end. And Reliance Jio users will probably agree. Of lately, they’ve lived their best life with cheap tariffs and internet plans. Jio dominated the internet provider’s scene in the telecom industry with every smartphone user shifting to Jio network to enjoy high-speed internet. But sadly, this honeymoon period has ended.

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According to ET, the chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, Mukesh Ambani said they shall start charging for voice calls made to other networks at 6 paise a minute.

They said in a statement, “For all recharges done by Jio customers starting today, calls made to other mobile operators will be charged at the prevailing IUC rate of 6 paise per minute through IUC top-up vouchers till such time that TRAI moves to zero termination charge regime.”

Reliance further announced that anyone who recharged on or before 9th October will continue enjoying free call benefits until their plan expires.

All this came in after the implementation of the Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC) fixed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Obviously, avid Jio users were in shock and flooded the internet with LIT memes that will help you laugh your sorrows away:

https://twitter.com/TheAlteria/status/1182176957758230529

https://twitter.com/OnaveSudarshan/status/1182209265135566849

Well, this indeed isn’t great news but the hilarious memes are sure to kick-start your weekend on the right note.

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