Kolkata, June 20: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will announce Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) applicable to operators on August 1. At an open house meet organised by the regulator on Friday, Trai chairman Pradip Baijal said IUC charges should be reviewed because technology and efficiency of operators in a multi-operator environment were changing.
When asked if the IUC order would have any indication relating to revision of tariff for fixed line operators, Baijal said Trai would not intervene in this regard, adding that it would be a guideline which would act as a benchmark for basic operators.

He said there was a need for specifying cost-based IUC for origin, carriage and termination usage charged, including Access Deficit Charges (ADC) payable to basic operators, to keep rental and local calls affordable. Bureau Report