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Let us help you, MTN tells broadcasters

MTN South Africa wants access to the spectrum that will be freed up through the move from analogue to digital terrestrial television sooner than the December 2013 deadline set down for the completion of digital migration.

By Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd

6 May 2011

Now, its MD, Karel Pienaar, has cheekily offered MTN's assistance to broadcasters to hurry the process along.

Spectrum in the 800MHz band will be freed up for telecommunications services when broadcasters switch to more "spectrally efficient" digital technologies.

Continue reading the full story on wwwTechCentral.co.za.

Source: TechCentral

Founded by Duncan McLeod, TechCentral is the leading quality news and information resource for people involved in South Africa’s fast-growing information and communications technology industry and those interested in the fast-changing world of information technology. It provides quality news, reviews and comment relevant to its quickly expanding audience. Follow TechCentral on Twitter at TechCentral, become a Facebook fan and subscribe to the daily newsletter.

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About Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd

Award-wining Duncan McLeod is the founder and editor of TechCentral (wwwTechCentral.co.za, @TechCentral]]), South Africa's latest technology news site offering breaking news, in-depth analysis and opinion that launched in September 2009. Before that, he was associate editor at the Financial Mail/FM. Contact Duncan on email duncan at techcentral dot co dot za and follow him on Twitter at @mcleodd.

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