Taxpayers paying the price as digital migration delays drag on
South Africa’s long-delayed digital migration programme has come under renewed scrutiny, with Parliament warning that years of missed deadlines and ongoing legal disputes are forcing taxpayers to shoulder the cost of running analogue and digital television services simultaneously.
Digital migration South Africa’s digital migration programme was launched in 2008, with 1 November 2011 initially set as the deadline for switching off analogue television services.
The committee also welcomed support for the migration programme from free-to-air broadcasters, provided that all affected parties are consulted on a mutually agreed deadline for the analogue switch-off and on how the costs of dual illumination will be shared.
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