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title: Conditional Access System makes you pay more
date: "2003-05-20T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 906
description: I highlight how the Conditional Access System Bill backfired; though intended to lower consumer costs via selective channel choice, it likely doubles or triples monthly bills while primarily benefiting tax collection from local cable operators.
keywords: [conditional access system, cas, india, cable television, regulation, consumer costs]
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Yet another example of the regulation doing the opposite of what was intended. The [CAS - Conditional Access System](http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/may/19spec1.htm) Bill was introduced to ensure that customers pay only for what they want to see (and hence, presumably, less than before). However, the customer is likely to pay 2-3 times as much. Of course, the other objective of making local cable operators pay their full dues is likely to succeed.