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. <div>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. </div>
<div>Anyone who can afford a TV can afford a settop box. <div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Kivuva <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It will be a contradiction to switch off poor Kenyans who have food<br>
and school fees on their menu rather than fake Chinese gadgets in the<br>
pretence of improving their lives. Let Kenyans choose their prefered<br>
mode of reception until 2015. Only elitist and pretenders to elitism<br>
pass policies that favour the well off<br>
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On 04/12/2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] <<a href="mailto:arebacollins@gmail.com">arebacollins@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in<br>
> courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh, set<br>
> top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to mid<br>
> next year, then maybe end of the year.....<br>
><br>
> TIA.<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Finally the government realises who is boss.<br>
>><br>
>> Kudos to the Minister and PS for taking a stand against big business and<br>
>> siding with technological development.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Robert Yawe<br>
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
>> Kenya<br>
>><br>
>> Tel: <a href="tel:%2B254722511225" value="+254722511225">+254722511225</a>, <a href="tel:%2B254202010696" value="+254202010696">+254202010696</a><br>
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>> *From:* Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>><br>
>> *To:* <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>> *Sent:* Monday, 3 December 2012, 0:36<br>
>> *Subject:* [kictanet] Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December<br>
>> 31<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> IN SUMMARY<br>
>><br>
>> - Information PS Bitange Ndemo has noted any further delay would be<br>
<div class="im">>> very expensive for the government<br>
</div>>> - The plan to honour a December 31 digital TV switch over in Nairobi<br>
<div class="im">>> region comes just weeks after Dr Ndemo said the Treasury had declined<br>
>> an<br>
>> appeal by his ministry to give subsidies on set-top boxes<br>
</div>>> - An awareness campaign is ongoing to educate consumers on the<br>
<div><div class="h5">>> importance of migrating to digital from the analogue platform<br>
>><br>
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>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nairobi-switches-to-digital-TV-signal-by-December-31/-/1006/1634964/-/j0c6dj/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nairobi-switches-to-digital-TV-signal-by-December-31/-/1006/1634964/-/j0c6dj/-/index.html</a><br>
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