DIGITAL MIGRATION
State pulls out of set-top box programme
As SA battles to successfully migrate from analogue, state says it will no longer be involved in the procurement and installation of key devices
The government on Thursday said it would no longer be involved in the procurement and installation of set-top devices for digital technology. Communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane said the government would no longer be involved in the procurement, warehousing, transportation and installation of set-top boxes. Set-top boxes, which will be required when digital migration occurs, are needed to decode the digital signal for television sets that do not have digital capabilities. The government had initially committed to supply more than 5-million subsidised set-top boxes to low-income TV-owning households. However, the procurement process has been hampered by legal battles and corruption allegations. The government has said that fewer set-top boxes could be required because of technological advancements that have resulted in many more households using TVs with digital capabilities. “Cabinet approved a revised delivery model on implementation of the broadcast digital migration project...
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