The Department of Communications insists that significant progress has been made in the digital migration process despite the project having been hampered by numerous delays.The department said the analogue signal had been switched off in 88 borderline towns in seven provinces. The signal would be switched off in inland provinces by the 2019/20 financial year, department officials told MPs on Tuesday.SA already lags much of Africa on digital migration and missed the 2015 International Telecommunications Union deadline to switch its signal to digital. This means the union will no longer protect SA’s analogue signal and people living in border areas could experience signal interruptions.The delay in the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting has frustrated many players in the information and communication technology sector who are desperate for additional spectrum. Digital migration is crucial for freeing up broadband spectrum, which will boost connectivity.Department officia...
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