Sixteen years down the line, SA’s digital migration struggle continues
Department of communications tells MPs of poor pace of household migration to digital platforms and lack of funding
09 February 2020 - 19:54
Sixteen years after making plans to migrate from analogue to digital, the department of communications is still struggling to implement the broadcasting digital migration policy, which has frustrated players in the telecommunications sector who are desperate for additional spectrum.
SA started planning for digital migration in 2004 and had set itself an initial deadline of 2011. The new deadline is 2021...
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