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Telecommunications


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CTM’s new fi bre-based communication system could provide TV as well as broadband Internet and phone services, but a regulatory framework that includes an exclusive concession contract held by Macau Cable TV is proving to be a speed hump


BY LUCIANA LEITÃO OCTOBER 2010


elevision, Internet and telephone services in a single, bundled package is a reality in several


countries but remains a dream in Macau. It is not the technology Macau lacks but a regulatory framework. Telecommunications company


CTM is currently testing a system that provides built-in phone and broadband services. The fi bre-based system has the capacity to provide television too, but the company has no agreements with content providers. CTM’s vice-president of sales and marketing, Donald Shaw, says he is “hoping to have some kind of video service” included when the system goes live. One of the obstacles to the inclusion


of television in the package is Macau Ca- ble TV. The company has exclusive rights


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to provide paid cable television in Macau. According to Mr Shaw, CTM may


have to reach an agreement with Macau Cable TV to include TV content. The two companies are in discussions and he says “they’re making progress” and there is a chance of “working in collaboration”.


Coming soon Mr Shaw believes CTM’s new service may be launched “within the next 12 months”. For now, CTM is looking at the experience of other territories, such as Portugal and Hong Kong, that already have bundled packages. The company is still thinking about


what to charge. Mr Shaw says CTM has been looking at “international bench- marks”. Even so, Macau has one disad- vantage, he admits.


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