The first set of the Walesi Set Top Box was distributed to low income households in the Nausori‑Lami corridor today.
This part of the public trial of the new digital television platform over the next three months.
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Communications Aiyaz Sayed‑Khaiyum says the three television stations who are taking part will not be paying anything for the use of the digital platform.
The Ministry of Communications, Walesi Limited and the Fiji Electricity Authority have now teamed up to give low income households access to the benefits of digital television, free of charge.
$2 million has been budgeted for this.
The Ministry says households in the Nausori Suva Lami corridor who qualify for enrolment in the FEA Monthly Electricity Subsidy Scheme as of 1st August, 2016 will be granted vouchers to receive free Walesi Set Top Boxes from authorised retailers.
In order to qualify, households must have a combined annual income of under $30,000 annually and use under 95 kilowatts of electricity per month.
The total Digital TV project will cost about $17 million.
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