Subsidised STBs to about 20USD,
4. Zambia

5. Namibia

6. Botswana

7. Swaziland

273 million

Secured a loan from China to
implement DTT project

25 million

Completed DTT migration in 2015
and ASO has been done throughout the country. STBs were heavily
subsidised from N$1000 to N$199.
Remote areas covered by satellite

19 million

No subsidies and no tax relief for
STBs. Botswana chose DTT standard
different from the rest in SADC. Went
along with ISDB-T the Japanese
standard . Have challenges of low
uptake of STBs due to unexciting
content. Has achieved 85% coverage
and will
cover remote areas using satellite

13 million

Swaziland is a small country. Whole
country can be covered by a few
transmitter sites, Have alreadyachieved ASO. Subsidised STBs
by 63%. Having challenges of low
uptake of STBs and local content
production

Table 07
Analogue switch off dates ( ASO) of SADC countries
Country

Targeted complete ASO date

1. Lesotho

completed

2. Malawi

completed

3. Mauritius

completed

4. Swaziland

completed

5. Tanzania

completed

6. DRC

2019

7. Zambia

2019

8. SA

2019

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