Factors That Make Cable TV Scarce In Developing Countries | The Communication Blog

Friday, May 20, 2011

Factors That Make Cable TV Scarce In Developing Countries

By Darlene Jover


It is true that cable TV is common in developed countries for example in the Middle East or the United States of America. It was first started in the United States in the year 1948 and spread to all other parts of the world. These systems work well and effectively in the developed countries simply because people there have higher salaries to be able to cater for the monthly subscription fee which is a must for maintaining the system. It is actually worth to note that in the developing countries, cable TV is available but there are some constraints that make it not common in these countries.

Please note that access to television channels using the cable TV system is supposed to pay the subscription fee and monthly payment that is used to keep the system running. This is a challenge for many, simply because they have low incomes who can not attend these monthly expenses. Therefore, one reason why the cable TV system is not common in third world countries is actually the lack of sufficient funds to pay the subscription fee.

Many people in developing countries are low-income people. This means that the most basic needs, simply because they earn little. In this sense, it is possible that the term cable as a secondary need, which is not really a need to satisfy. Therefore, to stop this, because they can not handle the subscription fee along with the fee to keep programs running. It should also be aware that many people in developing countries live in rural and remote marginalized countries where current information can not reach them. Updates on the cable television can not reach them, and this becomes one of the obstacles to the advancement of these countries in terms of technology.

Also note that cable television may not be able to function well in many areas in developing countries. This is simply due to the nature of the landscape in these countries. Existence of mountains and valleys in many countries, for example, in Africa may actually impede the transmission of cable television systems to the respective homes. This is due to the loss of waves in the air on televisions that can pick up all channels well. An alternative in these countries remains cables or wireless microwave based systems. If there were no obstacles in the landscape, cable TV system might actually work very well in these countries.

Another problem with cable television in developing countries is, in fact, the dispersion of housing. We found that the houses are scattered there are some miles between houses, and this may not work well with the cable TV system. The system works well in places where houses are close to each other, so that all waves are trapped within the same area that allows all channels to get well.




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