QUOTE(nexona88 @ Oct 26 2025, 08:28 PM)
Who knows....
Astro is desperate nowadays....
They did big mistake with the new astro one package offering
ARPU really going down... Cannot relays on ads $$$ too...
Astro is desperate nowadays....Not "nowadays". Astro has been desperate since decades ago.
They did big mistake with the new astro one package offering Why do you think it is a mistake when they want to simplify their offerings?
ARPU really going down... Cannot relays on ads $$$ too...Ad spends by advertisers is also dropping since quite some time already, as many advertisers would rather put their ads on digital platforms like social media and YouTube ads, where there's more eyeball and able to track engagement better.
But Astro also their other digital platform websites like Gempak or Stadium Astro, which they're also putting ads on it, hence another revenue for them, but I don't think it is still as significant as pay TV subscription revenue.
On top of ads, I'm sure they're also relying on Astro Fibre sign ups to push their ARPU higher.
Seriously, I don't think the "sudden charge of paper bill" is intentional. It could be an isolated incident and it really seems like their system bug to me, which is still a bad thing, as it appears that they didn't do proper checks when doing some backend deployments.