Perspective
The recent public hearing by the Senate ad-hoc Committee investigating pay television price increases and pay per view billing model threw up two issues: widespread indifference to the role of local and global economic dynamics in determining prices as well as misunderstanding of billing models, writes Sani Tureta
At about 11.45am on 22 September, the Senate ad-hoc Committee on pay television price hikes kicked off its public hearing into the matter. The seven-man committee, constituted in March by the Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, is headed by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.
Members include Senators Lekan Mustapha and Ifeanyi Ubah, Abdu Kwari,. The constitution of the committee was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Patrick Abba Moro and titled “Nigerians dumbfounded, outraged over Pay-TV Tariff Hikes, Demand for Pay-Per-View Subscription Model”.
At the hearing, attended by pay television service providers such as…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
