The House of Representatives has adopted the pay-as-you-go model and a price reduction for DStv and other cable TV operators in the country.
The lower chamber considered and approved the recommendations from the Ad–hoc Committee on Non–Implementation of Pay–As–You–Go.
Chairman of the committee, Hon Unyime Idem, laid the report before the House on Wednesday and it was considered during plenary.
The House called on the Federal government to urgently act on implementing the content of the National Broadcasting Code (NBC) and the Nigeria information Policy of 2014.
According to the House, it will trigger healthy competition in the industry.
The House suggested that timely government regulatory intervention measures would revolutionise the industry and meet the demand for pay-as-you-go, pay-per-view and tariff reduction.
The increment of VAT by 2.5% by the Financial Amendment Act of Jan. 13 2020 and the fluctuating foreign exchange rate, were listed as the factors responsible for the hike in subscription fees.
Other issues included broadcast equipment, experienced hire and technical infrastructure, increase in bouquets for a wider choice, inflation on the cost of production and need to maintain the workforce.
Pay-as-you-go, or pay-per-view model means the subscriber’s access depletes in commensuration with active usage. In other words, the subscriber is not charged during periods of redundancy.