Vodafone Idea to reduce distributors, retail stores, call centres
India's largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea has said it will reduce the number of distributors by 16,000 by December and branded retail stores by 2,000 by March 2019. The company presently has 43,000 distributors and around 6,000 retail stores. As part of its integration plan, the company will also reduce the number of call centres to 38 from 82.