Dongguan Cable TV cancels three charges

Nanfang Daily News (reporter/Tan Zhihong) According to the Dongguan Price Bureau, new Bureau recently issued the "on the further improvement of the city's cable digital TV service charging policy notice" (hereinafter referred to as "notice"), from February 1 onwards, Dongguan City Cable Digital network company, in addition to providing users with the content of the program,　　should also provide 3 sets of pay TV programs for users to watch for free, digital TV basic set-top box maximum limit of 380 yuan/Taiwan, the cancellation of cable TV transfer fee, transfer fees, stop opening fees three charges. According to the provincial Price bureau, radio and Film and television Bureau of the notice, the province's basic set-top box maximum price of 390 yuan/Taiwan.　　In contrast, Dongguan each basic set-top box of the maximum price is less than 10 yuan.　　Free to watch 3 sets of pay program notification requirements, city cable digital TV network companies in the maintenance of basic standards to maintain the standard unchanged on the basis of programs and services should be a significant increase in the program and service, the effect and quality of service has been significantly improved as a prerequisite, through the provision of diversified services to expand the viewing surface and ratings.　　Notice that the digital television network, in addition to providing users with the prescribed program content, in the existing pay TV programs, choose 3 sets of programs free for users to watch, the specific increase in the list of programs: Speed car, urban theater, health and health.　　Earlier, the provincial price bureau, the radio and Film and television bureau requested the digital television network companies in the existing pay TV programs, the choice of not less than 2 sets of programs free for users to watch.　　The notice suggests that for the entire conversion of the cable digital TV, the scheduled users who do not accept the overall transformation, before the existing analog television is off the air, should retain not less than 5 sets of analog TV programs on the basis of the increase to not less than 6 sets, while the abolition of 5 yuan/month/household Basic program maintenance fee, free for users to watch. Set-top box or can purchase according to the notice, the cable Digital TV network company to provide users with set-top box will implement the government guided price management. Among them, the basic-type set-top box (good color D168 type) The highest limit of 380 yuan/Taiwan, the downward limit, does not contain IC card cost.　　Multifunction (good color D268 type) and high-definition (good color D668 type) Set-top box government guided prices by the city price Bureau according to the purchase cost, tax, operating expenses, according to the principle of not profit, the specific price of another issued. The notification requires that the network company should also provide various types of set-top boxes for users to choose. In addition to improper use or malicious damage factors, network companies should be unified configuration of the set-top box to provide free maintenance.　　The user digital TV set-top box is replaced by the basic type for the multi-function or the high-definition type, may take the old to replace the new charge price difference or rents the set-top box the way carries on the voluntary substitution. In the whole conversion of digital TV, the set-top box has the network company to provide to the user, among them, the first set-top box free, from the second station must pay.　　"The notice," the relevant departments should actively create conditions, and gradually transition to the user to buy from the market to meet the technical specifications of the digital TV set-top box. Three charges were canceled and notices were also required to clean up cable TV charges, cancelled chargesItems include cable TV transfer fee, transfer fee, stop opening fee. During the whole conversion of cable digital TV, the IC card of the host set-top box and the auxiliary set-top box configured by network company is provided free of charge by network company, the required expenses are included in the operating costs; The user buys the first set-top box to apply for the IC card, may charge the fee for the production, and the application for the IC card can be charged if the user is damaged or lost.　　The standard of the cost of the production costs, encryption cost allocation and tax composition, the specific standard of no more than 60 yuan per card. The difficult group fee remission scope will be further expanded, the revolutionary disabled soldiers and the police disabled by the public are included in the relief object. According to the notice, the two respectively by "The People's Republic of China disabled military Certificate", "People's Republic of China disabled Police Card" to enjoy the home computer cable digital TV Basic program maintenance fee preferential policy, the specific fee for each household 9 yuan per month.　　The above user installs the auxiliary machine, in principle no longer enjoys the preferential policy. The current subscription maintenance fee Payment method will also be improved. Among them, regarding "the longest period cannot exceed 12 months" the stipulation is cancelled, the program maintenance fee generally receives monthly, encourages the network company to set up the month, the Half-year, the year and so on various time period's advance payment preferential scheme, for the user voluntarily chooses.