---------------------------------------------------------------------- Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service & circulated by Goa Civic & Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ph:2252660 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Cable Confusion ----------------------- These days we hear a lot of talk on the prevailing fee structure to be levied on the viewers.What I see that there are basically three players, namely the broadcasters, the cable operators and the viewers.The channels that are free are DD1, DD Sports, a free regional channel, Miracle Net, BBC etc almost eight of them.
The broadcasters earn a hefty sum on advertisement i.e. Rs 60, 000 or more for a duration of 10 seconds. Even some of them ask for SMS or even keep prizes for the viewers so that from the response they know the quantum of viewership, in order to stake a price tag for their advertisement.
The cable operators earn by means of the number of connections. The viewers are the one who don't earn anything, but are in fact squeezed by the operators and the torture of so many advertisements by the broadcasters.
In fact, a figure of Rs 72 to 75 existing fee is to be paid by the viewers. Now, which of the operators adhere to this fee structure? Most of them charge a fee of around Rs 300, besides a connection deposit of Rs 2000, service charge and a tax on the service.
Secondly why should this fee be paid? Doesn't it suffice to pay a connection and service charge, which should be less then any of the package?
In all this I only see that the elected representative are not solving people's problems but are in fact making more problems, dumping it on the courts to solve it.
Luel Fernandes, Chandor in a letter to the Editor --------------------------------------- HERALD 19/7/03 page 6 --------------------------------------
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