Windows 7: Indian sweitch to Digitial TV -- is my English bad ??

Hi there
I see that India is going to switch to digital TV -- fine

but I looked at the small print of the switchover -- the amount for most people in the WEST might seem trivial but obviously in India FREE does not mean FREE.
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For subscribers, it will mean more content. According to the government regulator, TV viewers will get a minimum of 100 free channels, at a maximum price of Rs100 ($2).

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It's either FREE (ZERO dollars etc) or NOT FREE -- fee charged.

I just don't understand how the Indian press can say this is FREE service and then charge 2 USD for it --even if by our standards 2 USD probably wouldn't be noticed.

Any Indian guys involved in the switchover or customers --please comment on what I might have missed here.

Cheers
jimbo

Your spelling of switch in the thread title is piss poor, but other than that your English is fine