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Govt should keep control on Cable TV operators
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Cable TV has become a way of life in many Goan homes. However,
today watching cable has become a costly affair. A reason why
this
could possibly have happened is because the cable operators
function
without government control.
A cable consumer
from Betalbatim disclosed that initially he paid
Rs 100 as monthly
rent, besides paying the installation amount of
Rs 500.
Now suddenly, the monthly rent has been raised to Rs
280
which is
beyond the reach of a middle class family, said Mr
John DCosta
from Majorda and
blamed the local cable operator for raising the
monthly rent to such
a high degree, adding that no compensation is
being paid by the
cable operator when channels are not being broadcast.
Another cable
consumer from Nuvem disclosed that in his area, the
monthly rent went on
increasing from Rs 150 to Rs 200 and then to
Rs 250. Now the
montly rent has been raised to Rs 280 by the same
cable operator, this
gentleman from Nuvem added.
A resident from
Benaulim however said that the cable operator
from his area
charges only Rs 150 and displays all the channels.
How come then the
rates differ from one cable operator to another,
asked a lady from
Gonsua coastal belt. Miss Mellita DSousa a
BSc degree holder
felt that the local member of Parliament (MP),
Mr Churchill Alemao
should intervene in the matter and raise
the issue in the
Parliament as the subject falls within his jurisdiction.
Another person from
Utorda said that it is not only the duty of the
MP but also of MLAs
to come to the rescue of the cable consumers
by bringing the
matter to the notice of the government. They can also
raise the subject in
the Assembly when the session is on and then
accordingly the
government can take steps to check the activities of
these
cable operators, he said.
According to
somebody else, cable operators have taken their cables
through private
properties without taking the permission of the landlord
and some have tied
their cables to electricity and telephone poles.
Saying that the
cable operators have been fleecing the public, a gentleman
from Cansaulim said
that it has come to his notice that some cable
operators have cut
connections for delayed payment. He added that this
action of
disconnecting cables is illegal and that the cable operator can be
sued for the same in
the court of law.
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The Navhind Times 1/06/06 page
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