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PACIFIC CATV Inc. wants the National
Telecommunications Commission to turn down the request of Destiny
Cable to operate in Cebu.
In a filing with the NTC, Pacific
CATV said the grant of the authority to Destiny Cable would result
in overbuilding and ruinous competition in the industry.
“To allow the entry of another
operator that will eat up a portion of the oppositors’ subscribers
will definitely result [in] cut-throat competition among cable
operators, erasing any hope on the part of existing operators to
reap a reasonable income from their investment in the said area,”
Pacific CATV stated.
The cable company currently has
more than 50 channels in its channel line-up, and other cable
operators have approximately same number of channels.
“The cable television service
currently being provided by the oppositor meets the standards set by
the Honorable Commission . . . [Pacific CATV] uses a fiber optic
cable for the trunking systems and .565 coaxial cable for the feeder
system. These distribution cables are more than sufficient to meet
the requirements . . .,” the cable company said.
It also noted that owing to the
cyclic global increase in the oil prices and problem of
unemployment, many families are forced to cut their expenditures.
“Foremost on the list of the expenses being severed is the
family’s allocated money for creation. Hence, the need to
disconnect the cable services to said subscribers that leads to
lesser subscription revenues on the part of the cable operators,”
Pacific CATV added.
 --Darwin
G. Amojelar
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