Download over cellular

Hello,
Each time I set the alarm and choose a ringtone, which was downloaded from iTunes store on my iPhone I get this message "download Over Cellular?" as shown in the following image.
What can I do to prevent this message from popping up on my secreen.

It looks like you have purchased the ringtone from the iTunes Store, but it never actually downloaded onto your phone. Go back to the iTunes Store into the list of your recent purchases and try re-downloading the song. This happens to me sometimes when I start downloading an app on cellular but it has an error finishing...

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