REPORT: GOOGLE considers replacing ring tone with ads

Internet search giant Google (GOOG) may seek to ring-up profits by replacing the standard ring tone most callers hear with paid advertisements.

While some mobile phone users customize their phones so callers hear music rather than a ringing sound while waiting for a person to pick up the phone, most do not.

Now companies are looking to make money off that “dead air” by replacing the ring with paid advertising.

Ring-back ads are a novel [...]