{"id":32380,"date":"2014-10-21T20:54:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T19:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=32380"},"modified":"2014-10-21T20:54:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T19:54:53","slug":"reps-move-clip-dstv-others-monopoly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/reps-move-clip-dstv-others-monopoly\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps move to clip DSTV, others\u2019 Monopoly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The House of Representatives moved on Tuesday to contain the \u201carbitrary\u201d subscription rates charged by Multichoice for its Digital Satellite Television services in the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The House observed that high pricing by Dstv had made access to its \u201cpremium\u201d programming \u200edifficult for the majority of Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">It also noted that lack of competition in the digital satellite broadcast industry had encouraged a monopoly, giving firms like Multichoice the \u201cundue advantage\u201d of blocking the efforts of other firms to enter the market and crash prices.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Lawmakers particularly opposed a \u201crigid\u201d subscription policy that permanently billed subscribers \u201cwhether they are at home viewing programmes or not.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">A bill to stop such stranglehold on the industry passed second reading at the House on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The bill, which was sponsored by a member from Ada\u200emawa State, Mrs. Aisha Dahiru-Modibbo, sought to amend the National Broadcasting Commission Act to guarantee openness and competition in the industry.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The long title of the bill reads, \u201cA Bill for an Act to Amend the National Broadcasting Commission Act to Provide for Competition in Nigeria, to Promote Efficiency and Expand Opportunities for Participation of Nigerians in World Markets, while at the same time Recognising \u200ethe Role of Foreign Competition in Nigeria and for other Matters Related thereto.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Leading the debate on the bill, Dahiru-Modibbo said while Nigeria was not against foreign participation in the local economy, such involvement should not be to the detriment of Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">NAN<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives moved on Tuesday to contain the \u201carbitrary\u201d subscription rates charged by Multichoice for its Digital Satellite Television services in the country. 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