The first shift on the digital platform will take place next month.
This was confirmed by acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at today’s Youth Dialogue on Violence Against Women forum.
The Suva – Lami corridor is the first planned areas for the trial run for the analogue to digital switch.
Sayed-Khaiyum over the weekend stated the full switch is expected to take place within the next 18 months.
Government has allocated 2 million dollars for the procument of digital T.V set boxes for 2016.