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Cable-TV Operators Required to Offer Free STBs Starting in 2007.
(From Taiwan Economic News)
Taipei, Sept. 11, 2006 (CENS)--The National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to revise related laws and require local cable-TV operators to provide their subscribers set-top boxes (STB) free of charge from next year, leading to digitalization of the local cable-TV operation entirely in 2012, when the plan is completed. With STB retailing at NT$5,000-6,000 now, the move may trigger strong backlash from cable-TV operators but will be a boon to local STB makers, such as Hon Hai and Asus. However, a ranking NCC official noted yesterday (Sept. 10) that STB prices have been plunging recently, with a two-way product now costing only …
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- Taiwan - NCC to force cable companies to give free STBs.
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Magazine article from: Telecompaper Africa/Asia
September 12, 2006
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