Travelling many kilometres to go and watch the Fiji 7s team play will no longer be the case for more than 800 villagers in Taveuni as they are getting free to air television services for the first time with the launch of the Walesi Digital Television today.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama launched the Walesi Digital Television in the villages of Korovou, Naselesele and Lamini yesterday afternoon.
PM with the villages after the launching of the Walesi Digital Television [Photo: Fijian Government]
The Village Headman of Naselesele Village Jone Nakota says more than 400 people in his village will benefit from the Walesi service.
PM launches the Walesi Digital Television in Taveuni [Photo: Fijian Government]
Nakota says not all the villagers could afford Sky Pacific and they could not get any free to air service so they travelled to Somosomo village to watch rugby.
PM shares light moment with 2-year-old Fanny Waqairapoa at Naselesele village, Taveuni [Photo: Fijian Government]
Travelling by bus from Naselesele Village to Somosomo would take around 30 minutes.
$8 million has been allocated in the 2017/2018 National Budget to continue with the Digital Television Rollout.
[PM launches Walesi Digital Television in Lamini village]
