DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) STATE OF READINESS DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) STATE OF READINESS 19 September 2014 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1

2 DTPS DELEGATION 1.Director-General: Ms Rosey Sekese 2.Chief Director: Technology Digital Migration Project Office: Mr. Wonder Dlangamandla 3.Chief Director: Radio & Satellite Communication: Mr. Linden Petzer

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development BDM PROJECT ECOSYSTEM 3 On-ground Support INSTALLATIONS TRANSMITTER NETWORK SUBSIDIZED STB DISTRIBUTION BROADCAST CONTENT FREQUENCY PLAN CHANNEL LICENSING DTT REGULATIONS STB SUBSIDY BDM POLICY MANUFACTURE STBs CONFORMANCE TESTING Go Digital TRADEMARK LICENSING Go-Live All Broadcasters Sentech ICASA USAASA SAPO SABS STB Manufacturers CPE Installers Retailers All DTPS Direct AWARD STB RFP MARKETING CHANNELS RETAIL CONSUMER MESSAGING PUBLIC AWARENESS

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development Finalise BDM Policy  Draft amendments approved by Cabinet in December 2013  Final policy currently going through Cabinet approval process Facilitate Installer Training  Collaborating with industry to expand training facilities throughout the country using FET colleges  Training programme accredited with MICT SETA Co-ordinate Marketing & Awareness Programme  Multi-stakeholder effort involving all DTPS’ SOCs  Plans underway to collaborate with the Dept of Communications for all consumer messaging DTPS’ ROLE 4

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development Standards Development  DTPS participating in the SABS standards making process for the Digital Television broadcasting environment: DTT, DTH STB and iDTV standards  SABS implementing the conformance regime o.b.o. the DTPS Set Top Box Subsidy Scheme  A revised STB Subsidy Scheme has been agreed with National Treasury DTPS’ ROLE...2 5

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development Co-ordination of digital-to digital migration to release Digital Dividend  D2D process to begin immediately after ASO  Collaborating with ICASA, Sentech and other stakeholders for implementation Overall Oversight of SOCs  DTPS providing the overall lead and co-ordination of activities in the Digital Migration programme DTPS’ ROLE...3 6

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development Transmission Network  Rollout of terrestrial transmission network complete  Satellite transmission network complete Finalise Signal Distribution Tariffs with Broadcasters  Negotiations with Broadcasters Tariffs on Digital Signal Distribution Tariffs Nearing Completion Establish Digital Broadcasting Call Centre  MoU currently being finalised with DTPS  Call Centre to include consumer and functionality support for SAPO, Sentech, USAASA and FTA Broadcasters SENTECH’S ROLE 7

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development STB Distribution for Subsidised STBs  Pre-registration of subsidy recipients according to Qualifying Criteria  Warehousing and distribution of subsidised STB packages Management of Subsidised STB Installations  Registration and management of approved installers  Payment to installers according to signed vouchers  Reconciliation of funds and regular reporting to USAASA on distribution logistics SAPO’S ROLE 8

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development Finalise Subsidised STB Ownership Scheme  Gazette subsidy scheme for public comment  Make recommendations to Minister on subsidy scheme Manage Procurement Process for Subsidised STBs  Issue tenders for subsidised STBs and antennas  Appoint manufacturers USAASA’S ROLE 9

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development OUTSTANDING ISSUES 10 DescriptionResponsibility Finalise Digital Migration PolicyDTPS Installer TrainingDTPS Initiate Subsidized STB Procurement ProcessUSAASA Define households qualifying for STB Subsidy SchemeUSAASA Publish Qualifying Criteria USAASA STB Distribution StrategySAPO Call Centre EstablishmentSENTECH Digital Television Switch OnALL Analogue Television Switch OffDTPS/ICASA Digital to Digital Migration for Digital Dividend ReleaseDTPS/ICASA Public Awareness ProgramALL