[kictanet] Cofek to sue CCK for defaulting on television deal

[Kivuva]

This report seems to contradict CCK's communications manager Mr.
Wambua who said today on another thread on this list that all
subscriber-based digital set boxes have FTA channels for end users who
don't want to pay subscription fees

On 04/01/2014, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
> “Customers who fail to pay subscription fees on time will
> continue to access the must-carry free-to-air services (FTA) for a
> period of at least two weeks,” read a letter from CCK director-general
> Francis Wangusi (pictured, below left) to pay-TV providers.
> Through
>  the letter, CCK is reneging on an earlier agreement with Cofek that
> made it compulsory for pay-TV companies to give subscribers access to
> all free-to-air channels, even without a paid-up subscription.
> This
>  agreement saw the providers introduce a new range of decoders that
> would allow customers view all the FTA channels – KBC, NTV, KTN, K24 and
>  Citizen TV for free.
>
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/-/996/2134512/-/h3rhar/-/index.html
>
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