MONEY TALKS: Each of TBC’s five cable systems has been fined NT$660,000, while Formosa TV faces a NT$200,000 fine. The NCC also demanded an end to the fight
Taipei Times
Date: May 10, 2018
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday fined Taiwan Broadband
National Communications Commission spokesman Wong Po-tsung, center, yesterday holds a news conference at the commission’s headquarters in Taipei to announce that Taiwan Broadband Communications and Formosa TV were being fined over their content-fee dispute. Photo: Liu Li-jen, Taipei Times
Communications (TBC) and Formosa TV (FTV) for suspending broadcast of Formosa TV channels in some areas over their dispute about content authorization fees.
Since each of the five cable systems under TBC have been fined NT$660,000 (US$22,053), TBC faces a total fine of NT$3.3 million, while Formosa TV was fined NT$200,000, commission spokesperson Wong Po-tsung (翁柏宗) said.
“The two companies have just been looking out for themselves and disregarding the interests of cable service subscribers,” he said, adding that the commission would continue to issue fines if the companies do not rectify the situation.
The dispute began late last year during negotiations over FTV’s content authorization fees for this year. [FULL STORY]