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Does the franchise fee vary by locality? Is it really an illegal tax?
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From: "voomvoom" <satguys2004@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [VOOM] Billing


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> I think thegrod pretty well answered for you.
> thegrod:
> The franchise fee is the state tax. The multi IRD fee is the
> programming fee for additional IRD.
> CHAD POLAND:
> Having multi IRD's, just means Robert has at least 2 STB's, so his
> family can watch more than 1 channel at a time. With the $40 plus packs
> he has VaVaVoom, so Showtime and Starz should be coming in for him. And
> the possibility of them being dropped comes from Voom borrowing 2
> transponders from the beginning and maybe having to give them up, but
> with the new satellite (Rainbow 2) coming on line at the first of the
> year that should not be a problem.
> traderbbc:
> The franchise fee is what Voom renamed their tax when people
> started complaining about the collection of illegal taxes.
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thegrod said:

Does the franchise fee vary by locality?

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Yes.

thegrod said:

Is it really an illegal tax?

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It was in some states.

EDIT:
For example, here in Georgia they can't tax programming, but they can tax rental equipment. So, like myself, if you own your equipment there's no tax.
Voom taxed everything, that was illegal. To top it off, Georgia and probably other states new nothing about it.

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Yep. What is the $8.57 for? and who gets it?
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> franchise fee on Satellite. $8.57 is a pretty big fee.
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thegrod said:

Yep. What is the $8.57 for? and who gets it?

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That is the tax and the state should get it.

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Think this is the reason why Voom needs the DVR reasonably priced and=20
those extra stations. Everybody has a reason for going with one or=20
the other. Mine was the DVR, no OTA antenna hanging off the side of=20
the house, the ability which I didn't mention to hook up as many TV's=20
as I want to by just plugging in another Coax line without being=20
charged and being able to do it myself. I have 4 tv's and would have=20
went with the 3 tv package as the 4th is in my daughters room and not=20
essential. Thing is with cable she still has a TV. Hard to say who=20
is correct because everyone has their own needs. As I said before if=20
they follow thru with the additional stations and the DVR and if they=20
really wanted to separate themselves provide local stations in HD=20
thru the Satellite without the OTA I think they would be signing up a=20
lot more people. I can live with the OTA if they do the other two so=20
its not a deal breaker providing they are reasonably priced for the=20
DVR. They have to be better and cheaper than anyone else if they are=20
going to succeed and I for one am hoping they do but we are pioneers=20
on HD whether we believe we are or not. Out of all my friends one=20
has HD from Dish and I will have HD from Comcast. Probably only=20
about 4 of us who have a HD set (I have a projector). I want to=20
replace my upstair set with a 26" LCD which even buying a no name=20
will cost me $1,100. The 31" set I have there is 7 years old but=20
still has a great picture and I paid $900 for it then as it was a top=20
of the line set. Its hard to convince the wife I need to get rid of=20
it cause I want HD, hopefully when she sees HD on the Projector she=20
will hate watching the upstairs set and I can convince her down the=20
line but its still not chump change to most people who aren't going=20
to shell out another $1,000 for a TV set when the one they have works=20
fine. What household which probably has at least 3 sets has the=20
extra money to toss them and buy new HD sets, its gonna be a while=20
and the Government should have moved faster instead of delaying the=20
mandates. Again, if Voom does what they say they are going to do and=20
will install the stuff for free I'm hoping by April I'm Vooming, if=20
not I will have to accept what Comcast has to offer which is still a=20
better deal than Dish and Directs HD package and quite frankly when=20
you factor in they charge no extra money for HD, charge .20 per month=20
more for a HD box as compared to their normal box and charge 9.95 for=20
a DVR when Direct wants a grand and Dish wants $500 and change and=20
add the fact there is no committment its pretty damn hard to beat.=20=20
No one has the total deal yet and its probably gonna be a while=20
before they do. Hoping Voom can get there first.=20







--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, Chad Poland <cccpland@y...> wrote:
> I'm about to drop Comcast for Voom. Comcast has a
> decent HD line up but I want more and Voom offers
> more. I don't have a DVR yet so I don't know what I'm
> missing there. From what I heard through this group
> and Satguys the OTA is a better picture than the
> cableHD locals I guess time will tell.=20=20
> --- Kentstater72 <satguys2004@y...> wrote:
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> > I went with the cable company for the DCT6412 DVR,
> > man I love it.
> > I am hanging on to Voom till the end of the year, or
> > until the wife
> > says enough.
> > I hate my cable company and I wish I could find a
> > way to put Voom on
> > hold (Leave the satellite, no service until they get
> > their DVR) but
> > Voom does not like any of my scenarios.
> >=20
> > It is sa tuff call, I love Voom.
> >=20
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