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by chdir 3816 days ago
And they are tricking their users into gathering support for their sinister plans:

"Facebook launched a print and digital media campaign [...] asking users to give a missed call, automatically sending a message to the regulator in support of Free Basics."

i.e. A lot of those who gave a missed call ended up sending a message to TRAI, likely without their knowledge.

Source : http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/start-up-...