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VICTORY for all DSTV, GOTV, STARTIMES and other Cable TV users, as Reps insist on PAY-AS-YOU WATCH plan..
The House of Representatives, yesterday vowed not to back down on its proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan for all DSTV, GOTV, STARTIMES and other cable television subscribers in Nigeria.
The chairman of the House of Reps Adhoc Committee on PAY-AS-YOU-GO plan, Honourable Unyime Idem told the leadership of the National Broadcasting Commission, that it was either the cable TV operator adopt the PAY-AS-WATCH plan or nothing.
Honourable Unyime Idem, who is a member of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom, told the National Broadcasting Commission, that the lawmakers had a duty to the people that elected them.
Honourable Unyime Idem also said that since the set-up of the House Adhoc on the proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan, the committtee has received several complains an recommendations form the Nigerian people, which includes not backing out on the proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan.
According the House Adhoc Committee on PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan told the National Broadcasting Commission to do everything and anything they wishes to do inorder to have the proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan implemented, because, they Committee will never go back on the plan.
He said the Commission and the operators should go back to the negotiation table on the prices of their contents, but the PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan remain unchanged, he told the Commission that the House Committee dis not invite the National Broadcasting Commission to be involved in academics debate over the proposed plan, but to remind the Commission concerning it.
The proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan would enable Nigerians to watch their cable TV each time they make the payment, an example of a
PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan is the subscribing of your cable TV each time you decides to watch the cable television, unlike the current fixe monthly billings.
The House of Representatives had earlier in the year, on 17 March, 2020, set up an ad-hoc committee to interface with Mutichoice Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and other service operator to them to introduce the Pay as You Go Tariff (PAYG) plan.
The House of Representatives decision came after a motion about the plan was moved by Honourable Unyime Idem (Akwa-Ibom, PDP). Honourable Unyime Idem had said during his motion that, the National Broadcasting Commission Act empowers the National Broadcasting Commission to regulate the ownership, activities or operations of Radio and Television Stations, as well as Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Providers. He said currently, there was over 10 DTH(Direct To Home) Service operators, doing business in Nigeria.
Honourable Unyime Idem also said that DSTV, which is one of the giants of Direct-To-Home Service Operators in Nigeria, was inaugurated in 1995 and has about 11.9 million subscribers, and the biggest market for its services.
Honourable Unyime Idem however said that he was concerned about the deliberate refusal of DSTV and other Direct-To-Home Service Operators to implement the Pay As You Go Tariff Plan, but instead, charge Nigerians on a fixed monthly tariff plan, which is not how it is done in other countries, he said even Multichoice does not charge on a fixed monthly tariff plan in its country of origin, South Africa and other counties alike, but they pick to exploit the citizens of Nigeria.
Honourable Unyime Idem said, why then is the case about Nigeria different? He also said that; “Nigeria constitutes 40 per cent of DSTV’s global market share, yet over 40 per cent of the citizens do not use a greater part of their paid monthly tariff due to engagements that take them from one location to the other on a daily basis, hence they cannot access the services upon expiration, whether or not they used their previous subscriptions until they renew it for another month,"
“The continuous exploitation by Multichoice, owners of DSTV, constitutes economic sabotage against Nigerians as most of them pay for services they do not consume while the company, judging from their average monthly tariff of eight thousand naira, if multiplied by 11.9 million subscribers, makes about 100 billion naira monthly at the expense of its subscribers.” the Honourable concluded.
VICTORY for all DSTV, GOTV, STARTIMES and other Cable TV users, as Reps insist on PAY-AS-YOU WATCH plan..
The House of Representatives, yesterday vowed not to back down on its proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan for all DSTV, GOTV, STARTIMES and other cable television subscribers in Nigeria.
The chairman of the House of Reps Adhoc Committee on PAY-AS-YOU-GO plan, Honourable Unyime Idem told the leadership of the National Broadcasting Commission, that it was either the cable TV operator adopt the PAY-AS-WATCH plan or nothing.
Honourable Unyime Idem, who is a member of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom, told the National Broadcasting Commission, that the lawmakers had a duty to the people that elected them.
Honourable Unyime Idem also said that since the set-up of the House Adhoc on the proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan, the committtee has received several complains an recommendations form the Nigerian people, which includes not backing out on the proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan.
According the House Adhoc Committee on PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan told the National Broadcasting Commission to do everything and anything they wishes to do inorder to have the proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan implemented, because, they Committee will never go back on the plan.
He said the Commission and the operators should go back to the negotiation table on the prices of their contents, but the PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan remain unchanged, he told the Commission that the House Committee dis not invite the National Broadcasting Commission to be involved in academics debate over the proposed plan, but to remind the Commission concerning it.
The proposed PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan would enable Nigerians to watch their cable TV each time they make the payment, an example of a
PAY-AS-YOU-WATCH plan is the subscribing of your cable TV each time you decides to watch the cable television, unlike the current fixe monthly billings.
The House of Representatives had earlier in the year, on 17 March, 2020, set up an ad-hoc committee to interface with Mutichoice Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and other service operator to them to introduce the Pay as You Go Tariff (PAYG) plan.
The House of Representatives decision came after a motion about the plan was moved by Honourable Unyime Idem (Akwa-Ibom, PDP). Honourable Unyime Idem had said during his motion that, the National Broadcasting Commission Act empowers the National Broadcasting Commission to regulate the ownership, activities or operations of Radio and Television Stations, as well as Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Providers. He said currently, there was over 10 DTH(Direct To Home) Service operators, doing business in Nigeria.
Honourable Unyime Idem also said that DSTV, which is one of the giants of Direct-To-Home Service Operators in Nigeria, was inaugurated in 1995 and has about 11.9 million subscribers, and the biggest market for its services.
Honourable Unyime Idem however said that he was concerned about the deliberate refusal of DSTV and other Direct-To-Home Service Operators to implement the Pay As You Go Tariff Plan, but instead, charge Nigerians on a fixed monthly tariff plan, which is not how it is done in other countries, he said even Multichoice does not charge on a fixed monthly tariff plan in its country of origin, South Africa and other counties alike, but they pick to exploit the citizens of Nigeria.
Honourable Unyime Idem said, why then is the case about Nigeria different? He also said that; “Nigeria constitutes 40 per cent of DSTV’s global market share, yet over 40 per cent of the citizens do not use a greater part of their paid monthly tariff due to engagements that take them from one location to the other on a daily basis, hence they cannot access the services upon expiration, whether or not they used their previous subscriptions until they renew it for another month,"
“The continuous exploitation by Multichoice, owners of DSTV, constitutes economic sabotage against Nigerians as most of them pay for services they do not consume while the company, judging from their average monthly tariff of eight thousand naira, if multiplied by 11.9 million subscribers, makes about 100 billion naira monthly at the expense of its subscribers.” the Honourable concluded.
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