Dish TV Subscribers in Uttarpradesh have to pay more
Following the 30% entertainment tax levied by the UP govt on DTH companies, Leading DTH service provider, Dish TV has increased the price of the set top boxes and its packs for Uttarpradesh services from September 2nd onwards.
Uttar Pradesh state government has imposed an additional 30% entertainment tax on Set Top Boxes and gross monthly subscriptions of DTH companies from 16th July 2009. Dish TV and other DTH service providers in the state has strongly opposed the move as it will affect the prospect of the already reeling DTH industry due to multiple taxes. However Uttar pradesh govt refused to reverse the tax structure.
Till now, Dish TV has absorbed the additional tax burden but now the service provider has decided to pass it to the new and existing customers of the state. So all the UP Dish TV customers has to pay 30% more charges than the subscribers in other parts of the country. However as an offset to the increased cost, Dish TV is giving away additional free movies in their Movie On Demand service.
steve austin
Dish tv producing some new features and services to it’s customers.
May be that’s why they increase the price.
Saurabh
@ Steve Austin,
No you are absolutely wrong, Here the price Hike is in Uttar Pradesh Only and that too because UP Govt. had levied 30% entertainment tax on DTH.
Saurabh
Dish TV and Indiatimes Tie up to offer ” Mobile Active” Service
DTH major Dish TV today said it has partnered Indiatimes.com to offer mobile value added services (VAS) called ‘Mobile Active’ to its customers.
Through ‘Mobile Active’, viewers can preview mobile content like ringtones, wallpapers, text alerts and contests on their TV and download it onto their mobile handsets, Dish TV said in a statement.
“Through our latest offering Mobile Active, our main focus is on empowering our young customers and giving them an easy user interface to download mobile VAS products. We have joined hands with Indiatimes.Com to bring ‘Mobile Active’ to our 5.7 million subscribers,” Dish TV Chief Operating Officer Salil Kapoor said.
Source: Business Standard
Good new for all Dishtv Subscriber as Dishtv Introduce one more new active service ” Mobile Active” Where One can download Ringtones, wall papers, Text messages and contest on your TV.