After the country's price war, a dispute has erupted between telecom companies over the ring duration of outgo calls. Companies like Airtel and Vodafone Idea say that the outgoing call ring should be at least 30 seconds long. The controversy started when Jio increased the ring duration of outgoing calls from its network by 5 seconds to 25 seconds. Telecom companies Airtel and Vodafone Idea are opposing this and are adamant on keeping the ring duration for 30 seconds.
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Jio's decision: Recently, Mukesh Ambani's telecom company Jio has increased the duration of outgoing calls from the network from 20 seconds to 25 seconds. A person associated with the case told the media that Jio has taken this interim step till the telecom regulator issues a final guideline for it.
Airtel's letter: Airtel recently wrote a letter to TRAI informing about the case. It was said that Airtel may also be forced to reduce the duration of calls from its network to 20 seconds like Jio. Airtel appealed to TRAI and said that the ring duration of Jio should be increased.
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Airtel's charge, Jio is doing arbitrary: At this time ring duration remains the main reason for the dispute between Jio and Airtel. Airtel accused Jio that Jio has reduced ring durations so that it can decide the interconnect usage charge accordingly.
TRAI asked for a quick decision: Taking cognizance in this matter, TRAI has prepared a discussion paper 'Duration of alert for the called party'. Through this, TRAI has sought the opinion of companies for maximum ring durations. Along with this, TRAI has also asked companies to take a quick decision while showing mutual consent.