The SABC has revealed its plans to push new laws that may name for South Africans to pay TV Licence charges.
Sylvia Tladi, SABC Head of TV Licences, mentioned that “one of many key issues that we [need] to cope with was the definition of the tv set as a result of after getting outlined what a tv set is, you progress on to figuring out whether or not a licence is required or not.”
Tladi goes on to say that persons are not simply viewing content material or broadcasting providers on a standard TV anymore – and that’s why the laws want to vary.
“What we’re asking for is for the definition to be amended in order that it may well additionally embrace different gadgets that aren’t historically constructed to appear to be tv units however are used to obtain broadcasting providers for content material, no matter platforms individuals use to eat content material.”
This modification may increase to incorporate smartphones and laptops.
“We aren’t saying that simply by advantage of you shopping for that laptop computer you are actually required to have a TV licence,” she mentioned. “What we’re saying is any gadget that can allow you to observe broadcasting, no matter it’s, would require a TV Licence.”
Tladi famous, nevertheless, that the SABC has already been capable of cost for a cellular licence with the present laws.
“Our laws at present already present for us to cost for a cellular licence. It’s simply a part of the laws that the SABC didn’t totally discover and even once we did, it wasn’t a giant factor in South Africa.”
“It was fairly large through the 2010 World Cup as a result of that’s when individuals went out and acquired smartphones as a result of they needed to observe soccer on their telephones, after which it died down.”
“Nonetheless, our laws already gives for a cellular licence, which suggests the SABC can truly contemplate the gadget you’re utilizing to be a tv receiving a sign and cost you for that.”
There’s no phrase but on when, or if, the SABC’s plan will are available in to impact because the proposals are nonetheless in very early phases.
