[kictanet] Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December 31

Tue Dec 4 14:17:32 EAT 2012

Why not ban the import of any more analogue TVs? Just insist that any TV
that is imported from now on must either have a built in Digital decoder or
be accompanied by a settop box. No exceptions.
Educate the public that after a certain date they must insist on buying a
TV with a settop box or that is digitally ready. Maintain the campaign for
a year and those that do not comply simply watch static after the deadline.
The deadline I agree is rather abrupt but we cant dilly dally and flip flop
on such issues.
Anyone who can afford a TV can afford a settop box.

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

> It will be a contradiction to switch off poor Kenyans who have food
> and school fees on their menu rather than fake Chinese gadgets in the
> pretence of improving their lives. Let Kenyans choose their prefered
> mode of reception until 2015. Only elitist and pretenders to elitism
> pass policies that favour the well off
>
> On 04/12/2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] <arebacollins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in
> > courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh,
> set
> > top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to
> mid
> > next year, then maybe end of the year.....
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Finally the government realises who is boss.
> >>
> >> Kudos to the Minister and PS for taking a stand against big business and
> >> siding with technological development.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >>
> >> Robert Yawe
> >> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> >> Kenya
> >>
> >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
> >>   ------------------------------
> >> *From:* Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
> >> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> >> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> >> *Sent:* Monday, 3 December 2012, 0:36
> >> *Subject:* [kictanet] Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December
> >> 31
> >>
> >>
> >> IN SUMMARY
> >>
> >>    - Information PS Bitange Ndemo has noted any further delay would be
> >>    very expensive for the government
> >>    - The plan to honour a December 31 digital TV switch over in Nairobi
> >>    region comes just weeks after Dr Ndemo said the Treasury had declined
> >> an
> >>    appeal by his ministry to give subsidies on set-top boxes
> >>    - An awareness campaign is ongoing to educate consumers on the
> >>    importance of migrating to digital from the analogue platform
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nairobi-switches-to-digital-TV-signal-by-December-31/-/1006/1634964/-/j0c6dj/-/index.html
> >>
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