Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has given notice to the industry and affected parties of her intention to determine 31 March 2023 as the analogue switch-off date and the end of the dual illumination period.
During a media briefing in Pretoria on Friday, the Minister called on stakeholders to make representations on the proposed date.
“The Government Gazette 47697 notifying and inviting industry, affected parties and members of the public to make substantive submissions has been published. In addition, industry players have also been sent letters requesting their substantive submissions by 27 January 2023,” Ntshavheni said.
The Minister said the analogue switch-off must be concluded without further delay in order to enable the telecommunication network operators to decongest the networks with the deployment of 4G and 5G networks.
“The…
