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In addition to the above channels, ish’s basic analog package may also include the following channels (depending on
the region served):
Program Description
1-2-3-tv Teleshopping
9Live Gaming entertainment
BBC World English international news
Hessischer Rundfunk General interest
MTV 2POP Music television
NED 1 Dutch general interest
NED 2 Dutch general interest
NED 3 Dutch general interest
RTL Shop Teleshopping
Sonnenklar TV Travel
SÜDWEST RP General interest
TRT international Turkish programming
TV 5 Europe French programming
ish’s Basic Cable Subscription Fees
The basis for the subscription fees for ish’s basic cable television services is its standard rate card. The rate card was
originally established by DTAG and is based on network element costing. The following table shows ish’s standard rate card
for its basic cable offering to residential and certain business subscribers, which is based on the number of dwelling units
connected to each connection point from Level 3 to Level 4 networks:
Subscriber category
172
Standard rate (monthly
subscription rate in €,
excluding VAT) (1)
Flat rate (monthly
subscription rate in €,
excluding VAT) (2)
Residential 12.50 N/A
Multiple-dwelling units:
1-10 dwelling units 8.54 5.98 (3)
11-20 dwelling units 7.59 5.13
21-40 dwelling units 6.02 4.21
41-100 dwelling units 4.70 3.29
101-200 dwelling units 3.17 2.22
201-500 dwelling units 1.99 1.40
More than 500 dwelling units 1.72 1.20
(1) The standard rate is charged for each dwelling unit per building that actually uses ish’s services.
(2) The flat rate is lower than the standard rate, but is charged for the total number of dwelling units per building,
regardless of the number of dwelling units that actually use ish’s services. The flat rate is available to customers who
do not wish to report subscribers on a periodic basis so that the reduced rate is applied to the maximum possible
subscribers that each customer represent.
(3) Various discounts apply according to the number of dwelling units.
ish previously had two price tariffs for residential subscribers: those that entered into cable television contracts in 1991
or earlier, and those that entered into such contracts after 1991. In the past, subscribers who entered into cable television
contracts in 1991 or earlier were deemed by ish to have subsidized a portion of the original cable television installation of the
Level 4 cable network and therefore historically received a discount on the monthly subscription fee, as compared to the
monthly subscription fees of subscribers who entered into their contracts after 1991. In April 2005, ish raised subscription
fees for this limited customer segment of approximately 366,000 subscribers by 8.6%.
ish’s residential subscribers can prepay their monthly subscription fees on an annual basis in return for a 5% discount.
Business and strategic accounts customers frequently receive a bill covering multiple subscribers. For business customers,
discounts are given according to a number of factors including the type of contract. The standard rate is charged for each
dwelling unit per building that actually uses ish’s services. The flat rate is lower than the standard rate, but is charged for the
total number of dwelling units per building regardless of the number of dwelling units that actually use ish’s services.
Historically, ish has also discounted its standard rate card for strategic accounts customers. See “—Subscriber Segments.”