Minister of Communications Faith
Muthambi says South Africa will
not meet the 17th of June 2015 deadline for digital migration. Minister Muthambi said the country is in the process
of implementing a roadmap for digital migration.
While addressing the media in
Parliament on Wednesday Minister Muthambi said she has already consulted with
various stakeholders to pave a way for a successful delivery of the project.
She said a recurring policy question
was whether South Africa should
still continue to roll out the setup boxes or leapfrog directly to IDTV. However after extensive consultation with
various stakeholders a conclusion was reached that STB’s must remain as the
preferred device to be used for digital migration in the country.
Meanwhile Minister Muthambi says in
spite of outstanding policy matter there has been significant progress to
revive discussions on the strategic and operational aspects of the digital
migration project.
“Our creative industries can
flourish in a converged environment that opens up new trade opportunities and
cultural interactions with the rest of the world. A new policy and regulatory
framework is needed to support these outcomes” Muthambi added.
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