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USAASA BDM Project

USAASA BDM Project. Presentation to Portfolio Committee. South African Digital TV System. USAASA to subsidise DTH/DTT STBs and Antennae and their Installation. Frequency. Plan. Platform. Management. DTT. Regulations. Service. Channel. Coding &. Contribution. Transmitter. TV.

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USAASA BDM Project

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  1. USAASA BDM Project Presentation to Portfolio Committee

  2. South African Digital TV System USAASA to subsidise DTH/DTT STBs and Antennae and their Installation

  3. Frequency Plan Platform Management DTT Regulations Service Channel Coding & Contribution Transmitter TV Information Play out Channels Licensing Multiplexing Linking Network for EPG Customer Contracts Interactive Radio Content Stations Go - Live STB Control Revise System MHEG Profile BDM Policy DVB - T2 Revise STB Manufacture Trademark Wholesale Conformance Standard Standard for STB’s Certification Distribution Testing Approval DVB - T2 All Broadcasters EPG User On - ground Interface Support FTA Broadcasters ICASA FTA Award STB Platform RFP Brand STB Subsidy Marketing Consumer Installations Retail Channels Messaging BDM Value Chain All DTPS Direct Sentech USAASA SAPO SABS STB Manufacturers CPE Installers Retailers

  4. STB Value Chain Approved Household Get STB/Antenna USAASA Orders STBs/Antennae Manufacturing of STBs/Antennae Delivery to SAPO Warehouses Distribution to SAPO Branches Accredited Installers Fully Installed STB/Antenna

  5. Role in BDM • USAASA’s role in BDM, Pre-Launch • Appointing STB/Antenna (subsidized) manufacturers, through an open tender process • Determining the Qualifying Criteria • Developing the process of subsidy applications and disbursements, in line with the Qualifying Criteria and other Policies • Together with SAPO, managing the full rollout of subsidy management systems • Appointment and training of installers (in partnership with FET Colleges) • Determining STB order requirements and distribution thereof, using statistical information and subsidy application patterns • Managing the ordering of STBs from approved manufacturers and distribution thereof to SAPO warehouses

  6. Role in BDM (cont.) • USAASA’s role in BDM, Post-Launch • Overseeing the application, distribution and installation value chain, as implemented through SAPO • Managing the disbursement of funds to all parties involved • Exclusions • Public awareness • Distribution of STBs from Post Offices to households (USAASA only limited to oversight) • Maintenance and reverse logistics • DTT call center • The difference between approved 5.2 Million households and the current 6 142 046 millionhouseholds (The revised Statistics SA GHS of 2013 ) which amounts to R1 782 686 797.48

  7. Qualifying criteria 12.8 Million TV owning households in South Africa 42.9 Million individuals have access to a working television

  8. Revised qualifying criteria

  9. Project Deliverables * Processes to run concurrently

  10. Internal Processes to Ensure Delivery • Appoint an external service provider to evaluate bids in the appointment of STB and Antenna manufacturers • Complete • Appoint external audit firm to audit the evaluation - Complete • Appoint an external service provider to assist in managing the overall implementation of the subsidy process • Complete. • Source funding for the procurement of SAP • Awaiting National Treasury funding approval • Publishing of Qualifying Criteria • To be published on 26 September 2014 in Government Gazette

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