2. Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa- USAASA 3. SABC- public Broadcaster set top box subsidy scheme i) ii) DTT pilot project Content, broadcast facilities, dual illumination Digital library and digital play out centre DTT awareness campaign 30 million Awareness campaign 756 million Travel and subsistence 5.7 million iii) iv) i) ii) 4. Department of Communication 1.5 billion 86 million i) ii) capacity building for subsidy scheme 1.9 billion 203 million 140 million 5. USAF Set top box subsidy scheme 1.48 billion 6. Independent DTT regulation expenditure 110 million Communication of south Africa- ICASA TOTAL 8.48 billion The project cost R8.48 billion from 2006 to 2016. A further R861 million was set aside for USAASA during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years and SABC was allocated another R68 million for the digital library and play out centre. NB: expenditure on DTT project to date is well over R10 billion including 2019/2020 budget allocation 05 Subsidised STB program in SA The success of DTT program hinges on consumers having appropriate gadgets to receive the digital TV signal. Consumers should have either a decoder called set top box or television sets with decoders imbedded in them ie integrated digital TV sets IDTV. IDTVs are still very expensive with lower end brands still costing more than USD 300. Top end brands go for up to USD 1000. The IDTVs will in the long run replace the STBs as the prices eventually come down. Consequently DTT signals will mostly in the meantime be accessed using STBs. All these so called digital TV sets on the market do not receive the DTT signal. The appropriate TV sets should have specifically DVB-T2 decoders integrated in them to receive the DTT signal. SA has about 13 million TV households and the government put up policy to give 5 million free STBs. Qualifying households should meet the following criteria: 10 • must be South African citizen • household should have combined income of less than R3 200-00 per month • should be on social grant • should have functioning TV • household should already be covered by SABCs concessionary TV licence scheme • • • must be South African living around the border Consequently those earning more than R3200 should purchase their own STBs. DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION MIGRATION IN ZIMBABWE - CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES