Yawe, I could have missed some detail on this but do help me understand better if you can: 1. How many, and who are the licensed distributors of the top boxes in Kenya 2. How do the prices charged by the current provider comparable to providers in other countries, e.g. India (who switched to digital a few days ago with top boxes costing average $20) 3. Are the top boxes tax exempt? Regards, Edwin From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of robert yawe Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 5:18 PM To: Edwin Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Digital TV migration postponement Hi, It was with shock and dismay that I watched the CCK director general lie to the public on a mass broadcast on the reasons for the postponement of the cutoff to digital. He said the reason was that the cost of decoders was still too high for the common mwanainchi, he then proceed to lie by saying that the average price was currently Kes. 6,500/-, yet the price for the StarTimes decoder is 3,499/- and that of GoTV is Kes. 3,999/-. When I was in school many years ago the formula for calculating average was the sum of the numbers divided by the number of numbers (3,499 + 3,999)/2 = 3,749/- so which formula was the DG using? What has incensed me more is that none of the members of the press has taken up the issue instead they have "liked" and "shared" the comments as if they where gospel truth. Regards PS. Have an analog Christmas Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696