The Digital Migration, Will the Average Kenyan Be Left Behind?
The government plans to switch off all analogue televisions on December 31st. Does the digital migration deadline make any sense to you? Can the average Kenyan afford to make the switch when January is just around the corner?
Cofek Attempts to Block December 31 Analogue Switch Off
The recent government announcement that it would switch off all analogue television broadcasts in Nairobi by 31st December 2012, does not sit well with Cofek. The Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has warned that it will move to court if the date is not postponed. Cofek…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Samsung Pilots Paperless Learning in Kenya Local primary schools may soon shun the use of exercise books and blackboards after Samsung Electronics East Africa embarked on a pilot program geared at transforming traditional classrooms to multimedia teaching environments. In a development that could herald…
Battle of the Digital Migration: December Price Comparison
The communications industry regulator (CCK) postponed its self-imposed December 2012 national deadline for digital migration to after next year’s General Election. The high cost of acquiring set top boxes was cited as the prohibiting factor to the digital migration. Just how have the providers reacted to this?
More Set-Top Box Dealers Get CCK Licences
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has licences 60 new dealers in set-top boxes, which will increase the number of licensed dealers from four to 64 as the country approaches a complete transition from Analog into the Digital TV Signal.
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