Originally Posted by
Aikhme
Members of the Greek and Cypriot Community,
as you are all aware, President Christofias during his State visit to Australia, promised the RIK Sat will be FTA. Sadly, it appears that President Christofias has not been true to his word.
It is important to understand that RIK is a State run channel, and it is important for the Australian diaspora that this tax payer funded service remain FTA in order to promote the Cypriot culture and language amongst Cypriots living abroad and to also increase awareness of the Turkish Occupation of 37% of the island.
The decision to have RIK Sat as a pay tv service is short sighted, especially since it is unlikely that young Cypriot families will pay for this service on top of any existing Foxtell service of higher quality and diversity.
I urge Cypriots in Australia to contact and lobby their community representatives, the Cyprus High Commissioner, RIK and their NEPOMAK representatives to highlight their dismay and frustration as a result of the Cyprus Government treating the Australian and New Zealand Diaspora with sheer contempt as compared to the Diaspora on the European continent that have RIK FTA through Hellas Sat.
Kind Regards
Aikhme
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