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Kivuva,</div>
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Going by their adverts and random checks at their retail outlets, the two firms are giving consumers the right information.</div>
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Anyone with information regarding misinformation by the two firms is however encouraged to forward the same to us for regulatory action.</div>
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<div><b>From: </b>Kivuva</div>
<div><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, 5 January 2014 11:10 PM</div>
<div><b>To: </b>Wambua, Christopher</div>
<div><b>Cc: </b>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</div>
<div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Cofek to sue CCK for defaulting on television deal</div>
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<div id="_originalContent" style="">Wambua, is CCK ensuring that starTV, GoTV, et-al are giving consumers<br>
the correct information when they approach them, or are they dumping<br>
devices on consumers to meet sales targets?<br>
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On 05/01/2014, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:<br>
> Grace,<br>
><br>
> As Ali has alluded, there are two types of set top boxes or decoders: pay TV<br>
> (aka subscription) and Free to Air ( FTA).<br>
><br>
> As the names suggest, FTA decoders do not require any monthly subscription<br>
> or payment while pay TV decoders are relatively cheaper but require<br>
> subscribers to pay a monthly fee. Pay/subscription decoders also enable<br>
> access to a bouquet of additional content.<br>
><br>
> In light of the foregoing, no consumer will be denied access to information<br>
> on account of inability to afford monthly subscription fees.<br>
><br>
> CCK has so far type approved over 40 different models of FTA decoders for<br>
> use in the country.<br>
><br>
> Wambua<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.<br>
><br>
> From: Grace Githaiga<br>
> Sent: Sunday, 5 January 2014 10:22 PM<br>
> To: Wambua, Christopher<br>
> Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cofek to sue CCK for defaulting on television deal<br>
><br>
><br>
> @ Ali, so this option 2 means there is going to be a monthly charge for the<br>
> FTA channels? If this is the case, then Lucy's house manager is right.<br>
><br>
> ________________________________<br>
> From: ali@hussein.me.ke<br>
> Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:54:42 +0300<br>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cofek to sue CCK for defaulting on television deal<br>
> CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>
> To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br>
><br>
> Startimes has had an Ad running where they are offering two options<br>
><br>
> 1. FTA one which I think is substantially higher. I think almost 5k<br>
> 2. Subscription one which is like 2k.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Ali Hussein<br>
><br>
> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113<br>
><br>
> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will<br>
> have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPad<br>
><br>
> On Jan 4, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Kivuva<br>
> <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com<mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> This report seems to contradict CCK's communications manager Mr.<br>
> Wambua who said today on another thread on this list that all<br>
> subscriber-based digital set boxes have FTA channels for end users who<br>
> don't want to pay subscription fees<br>
><br>
> On 04/01/2014, Grace Githaiga<br>
> <ggithaiga@hotmail.com<mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com>> wrote:<br>
> “Customers who fail to pay subscription fees on time will<br>
> continue to access the must-carry free-to-air services (FTA) for a<br>
> period of at least two weeks,” read a letter from CCK director-general<br>
> Francis Wangusi (pictured, below left) to pay-TV providers.<br>
> Through<br>
> the letter, CCK is reneging on an earlier agreement with Cofek that<br>
> made it compulsory for pay-TV companies to give subscribers access to<br>
> all free-to-air channels, even without a paid-up subscription.<br>
> This<br>
> agreement saw the providers introduce a new range of decoders that<br>
> would allow customers view all the FTA channels – KBC, NTV, KTN, K24 and<br>
> Citizen TV for free.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/-/996/2134512/-/h3rhar/-/index.html<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> ______________________<br>
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br>
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> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know<br>
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