Analogue TV signal to be switched off province-by-province from March

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The much-anticipated, but frequently delayed, switch from analogue to digital TV transmission will begin in March, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.

Delivering the state of the nation address, Ramaphosa said: “After many delays, we will begin the phased switch-off of our analogue TV transmitters from next month. It is anticipated that this process, which will be done province-by-province, will be completed by the end of March 2022.”

“The process for the licensing of high-demand spectrum is at an advanced stage. We hope that the ongoing litigation on the licensing matter will provide legal certainty and will not unduly delay the spectrum auction process,” said the president. Several telecoms companies, including Telkom, have taken the industry's regulator Icasa to court over the release and auctioning of high radio frequency spectrum, saying the regulator's process was flawed.

 

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