DoC drops digital TV decoder legal appeal

[jes]

DoC drops digital TV decoder legal appeal

Dina Pule has told the Department of Communications (DoC) to drop their appeal against a court decision regarding the digital TV set-top box control mechanism

 

[system32]

Among other things, STB control is meant to prevent the use of decoder-like boxes (also known as STBs) that are subsidised by the state outside South Africa.

Inversely:
You will have to purchase the expensive local (UEC) unit, instead of the mass produced cheap international (Chinese/Korean/TW) unit.

Anyway, good thing hope this allows us to proceed and introduce DTT ASAP to
a) free up the airwaves to more productive use
b) introduce some competition to Monochoice

Q. With CAM, will I be able to stop my SABC license?

 

[LazyLion]

Q. With CAM, will I be able to stop my SABC license?

We are all hoping so, and we don't see why not.
If we don't have the STB, then we are physically incapable of receiving a broadcast.
That amounts to the same thing as "de-naturing" your TV.
So, at that point I will be informing them of my inability to receive a boardcast signal and requesting them to cancel my TV license.

... But we all know what's going to happen... they will just keep sending the invoices.

 

[Happy Camper]

We are all hoping so, and we don't see why not.
If we don't have the STB, then we are physically incapable of receiving a broadcast.
That amounts to the same thing as "de-naturing" your TV.
So, at that point I will be informing them of my inability to receive a boardcast signal and requesting them to cancel my TV license.

... But we all know what's going to happen... they will just keep sending the invoices.

SABC license also covers radio broadcasts is'nt it? So if you have a radio receiver in your house you will be acquired to pay the license fee! :erm:

 

[The Trutherizer]

Well well... That is reasonable at least. Just about the first decision by Pule that I have agreed with.

 

[LazyLion]

SABC license also covers radio broadcasts is'nt it? So if you have a radio receiver in your house you will be acquired to pay the license fee! :erm:

No, the radio requirement was dropped decades ago. There is a reason why it is called a "Television" license these days!

 

[ToxicBunny]

SABC license also covers radio broadcasts is'nt it? So if you have a radio receiver in your house you will be acquired to pay the license fee! :erm:

That aspect was scrapped ages ago...

 

[falcon786]

We are all hoping so, and we don't see why not.
If we don't have the STB, then we are physically incapable of receiving a broadcast.
That amounts to the same thing as "de-naturing" your TV.
So, at that point I will be informing them of my inability to receive a boardcast signal and requesting them to cancel my TV license.

... But we all know what's going to happen... they will just keep sending the invoices.

They'll still nail you when you need to go buy that new OLED tv set so you cant really avoid it totally.

 

[LazyLion]

They'll still nail you when you need to go buy that new OLED tv set so you cant really avoid it totally.

take similar looking friends ID and TV license with when you go to purchase the TV. No problemo.

 

[system32]

No, the radio requirement was dropped decades ago. There is a reason why it is called a "Television" license these days!

Looks like an interesting legal case ahead wrt "SABC Television" licenses and CAM.
You can no longer received his masters voice (aka propaganda) but still have to pay?

 

[Q-Tech]

Well well... That is reasonable at least. Just about the first decision by Pule that I have agreed with.

This ..

Pity it will probably be her last chance to do something sensible.

 

[Randux]

Goodwill? No *****

 

[j4ck455]

Pule appears to have been caught like a gormless deer in headlights by the photographer(s), either that or she had not met her jaw dropping quota for catching flies. The "DTT" guy next to her seems quite unimpressed.