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Airtel and Vodafone's party overseas may be over. Jio is going after them with deadly international roaming tariffs.

Airtel and Vodafone's party overseas may be over. Jio is going after them with deadly international roaming tariffs.
Airtel and Vodafone's party overseas may be over. Jio is going after them with deadly international roaming tariffs.
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Synopsis

The pay-as-you-go tariff of INR2 per minute of voice, data, and SMS promises to be a giant killer.

A chilly autumn night in San Francisco. In the city on a week’s visit, I am watching the crowd, in which many are dressed up for Halloween. On my headphones Motörhead is playing Too late too late. "Just one more rip-off deal... I just escaped your trap… You think you see the joke… But you’re just chasin’ smoke… ’cos now the thrill is gone… I know what's goin' on" Suddenly it dawns upon me that “one more rip-off deal” and “I just escaped your
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