Telecoms paid over 11,800 crores as IUC in 2018

The telecom operators paid a total of Rs 11,838 crore as IUC or interconnect user charges in 2018, led by Vodafone which paid Rs 4,214 crore followed by Airtel at Rs 3,411 crore and Jio at Rs 2,809 crore, a new report by market research firm techARC said on Friday. BSNL/MTNL paid Rs 1,405 crore as IUC charges, said reports which are based on TRAI's annual report published this year.

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