You can't astro-turf a groundswell - I think that's the whole reason TRAI is ticked off. I applaud them catching onto this, because that the indian "license ra

You can't astro-turf a groundswell - I think that's the whole reason TRAI is ticked off. I applaud them catching onto this, because that the indian "license raj" has its downsides as well as upsides. This the first time I'm seeing the regulatory powers actively fighting the "the first hit is free" tactic. The ideal approach would be to meter it as usage and freebasics getting a fixed bandwidth fraction until the pricing kicks in. Also, it helped that the non-FB movement explained things better - the AIB ads to save the internet[1] were hilarious. [1] - http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/video-aib-on-why-facebooks-free-basics-is-against-net-neutrality/ http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-techno...