Airtel, Vodafone Troll Jio on Social Media for Charging Fares from Customers

Guwahati, October 10, 2019:

Telecom giants Airtel have trolled Reliance-owned Jio for charging fares for making calls to other networks.

A tweet sent out from Airtel's official account read, "For some, unlimited means something else. For us, unlimited voice calls have always meant truly unlimited voice calls. Switch to Airtel now."

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Airtel also trolled Jio for its decision to charge 6 paise per minute for making calls to other networks.

Reliance Jio customers will be charged for voice calls made to other mobile operators, said the telecom major on Wednesday.

Jio’s move comes as a bid to propel itself ahead of the competition and earn a greater share of the market.

It may be mentioned here that this will be the first time that Jio will be charging its customers for voice calls.

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Currently, the telecom company only charges for its data plans.

Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has responded saying they have no such intention of separately billing their users for calls made outside the Vodafone Idea network.

A tweet from Vodafone's official account, read, "Relax, there will be no charges on Vodafone calls to other networks. So keep enjoying what we promised you - truly free calls on Vodafone unlimited plans."

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