Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, 20 September 2011, Padayachie says the biggest obstacle facing digital TV is finalisation of the "set-top box access control mechanism". He says there are a number of problems around access control, the first of which is the "perplexing question of encryption" and whether or not it should be a requirement.
The department of communications is considering the impact encryption would have on the cost of the boxes, he says. "We are told that the cost of encryption may add US$4 to the box."
This additional cost, he says, may be untenable.
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