Rs 70 Cap On Cable Bill to be Strictly enforced: TN Govt

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Rs 70 Cap On Cable Bill to be Strictly enforced: Govt​

The State government on Saturday warned the LCO and MSO operators under the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation not to collect more than Rs 70 per month from subscribers and issue only the receipt provided by the Corporation to the subscribers.

The State government on Saturday warned the LCO and MSO operators under the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation not to collect more than Rs 70 per month from subscribers and issue only the receipt provided by the Corporation to the subscribers.

“Stern action will be taken against those who fail to adhere to these conditions. This will come into effect from February 5,” an official release here said.

The Cable TV Corporation will issue receipt books to the operators through the district deputy managers according to the number of the subscribers they have. The government said the operators should not use any receipt other than that provided by the Corporation.

If the subscribers have any complaint in this regard, they can lodge it with the deputy manager at the district level or send an e-mail to: [email protected] or they can call the number o44-28221233 and lodge their complaints. Besides, they can fax their complaints to the number: 044-28253021.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had launched the Arasu Cable TV Corporation’s services on September 2, 2011 in all districts of Tamil Nadu except Chennai. On October 20, 2012, she had inaugurated the Corporation’s services in Chennai too. At present, 24,706 LCOs and MSOs have registered with the Corporation and through them the Corporation at present has 65.62 lakh subscribers.

Ref: Rs 70 Cap On Cable Bill to be Strictly enforced: Govt

 

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Arasu Cable TV operators to issue official receipts from February 5.​

Stipulated subscription amount is Rs. 70

The Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd (TACTV) on Saturday said that beginning on Wednesday (February 5), local cable operators (LCO) and multi-system operators (MSO) using its signals will have to necessarily issue serial-numbered receipts that it has supplied to them whenever they receive subscription from the customers.

A press release from the company said the LCO and MSOs should only use the receipt books with serial numbers provided by the Corporation and only the monthly subscription, of Rs.70, stipulated by the government.

No other receipt
Urging the customers to insist on such official receipts, TACTV managing director J.Kumaragurubaran said the LCOs and MSOs should not issue any other receipts and not charge more than the stipulated subscription amount.

Anyone found doing so would be liable to face strict action, he said in the release.

Customers can lodge their complaints about the operators by email to [email protected], or by calling 044-2822 1233 or by sending a fax to 044-2825 3021.

Noting that the Corporation had about 65.62 lakh subscribers, he said the number of LCOs and MSOs registered with the company was 24,706.

Overwhelming response.
TACTV website says that as many as 90 - 100 channels were being made available to the subscribers for Rs. 70 a month and the response from the cable operators and public was overwhelming.

Out of the Rs.70 collected from each subscriber every month, the cable operators will have to remit a sum of Rs.20 to the government.

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Arasu Cable TV users please update us if you receive bills for this month or if the LCO's still continue to collect additional fare more than the government fare of Rs 70 for 90 - 100 Channels including Pay Channels.