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Telcos war: Airtel, Voda Idea cut ringer time to 25 seconds to counter Jio

PTI

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have slashed ring time on outgoing calls from their network to 25 seconds to counter a similar move by Jio and plug losses amid a high decibel feud over the issue.

While Airtel informed regulator TRAI about its decision in a letter, sources said Vodafone Idea too has cut the ring time in select circles.

Airtel, in its letter, rued that while its decision to cut call ring time, in response to a similar move by Jio, may cause customer inconvenience.