REGIONAL GUIDELINES FOR A/D SWITCHOVER STRATEGIES Project: South-East European Digital Television Acronym: SEE Digi.TV Version A-1.0; Date: 18.03.2012 Document name / version: Regional guidelines for A/D sw. str. / A-1.0 Page: 1/80 DOCUMENT HISTORY Version Status Date Author Comments Approved by A-1.0 Approved 18.3.2012 IVSZ Approved version Project manager CONTENT 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 6 2 conclusions of the analysis of the national A/D switch-over strategies ....................... 7 3 Strategy-level EU documents on digital transition ....................................................... 10 4 Short presentation of the national switchover strategies ............................................ 15 4.1 Albania ....................................................................................................................... 15 4.1.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 15 4.1.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 15 4.1.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 16 4.1.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 17 4.1.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 17 4.1.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 18 4.1.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 18 4.1.8 Country-specific questions and answers – Albania ............................................. 18 4.1.9 Recommendations – Albania .............................................................................. 20 4.2 Austria ........................................................................................................................ 25 4.2.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 25 4.2.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 25 4.2.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 26 4.2.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 26 4.2.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 26 4.2.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 26 4.2.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 27 4.2.8 Country-specific questions and answers – Austria .............................................. 27 4.3 Bosnia and Hercegovina ............................................................................................ 28 4.3.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 28 4.3.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 28 4.3.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 28 Document name / version: Regional guidelines for A/D sw. str. / A-1.0 Page: 2/80 4.3.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 29 4.3.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 29 4.3.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 29 4.3.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 30 4.3.8 Country-specific questions and answers – Bosnia and Hercegovina ................... 30 4.3.9 Recommendations – Bosnia and Hercegovina .................................................... 30 4.4 Croatia ....................................................................................................................... 34 4.4.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 34 4.4.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 34 4.4.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 34 4.4.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 35 4.4.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 35 4.4.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 35 4.4.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 36 4.4.8 Country-specific questions and answers – Croatia .............................................. 36 4.5 Hungary ..................................................................................................................... 39 4.5.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 39 4.5.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 39 4.5.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 39 4.5.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 39 4.5.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 40 4.5.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 40 4.5.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 41 4.6 Italy ............................................................................................................................ 42 4.6.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 42 4.6.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 42 4.6.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 43 4.6.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 43 4.6.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 44 4.6.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 44 4.6.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 44 4.6.8 Country-specific questions and answers – Italy ................................................... 44 4.6.9 Recommendations – Italy .................................................................................... 46 4.7 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ............................................................. 47 Document name / version: Regional guidelines for A/D sw. str. / A-1.0 Page: 3/80 4.7.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 47 4.7.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 47 4.7.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 47 4.7.4 Institutional issues ............................................................................................... 48 4.7.5 Licensing model .................................................................................................. 48 4.7.6 STB subsidy ........................................................................................................ 48 4.7.7 DTT co-ordination and information ...................................................................... 49 4.7.8 Country-specific questions and answers – Macedonia ........................................ 49 4.7.9 Recommendations – Macedonia ......................................................................... 50 4.8 Montenegro ................................................................................................................ 54 4.8.1 Strategy .............................................................................................................. 54 4.8.2 ASO schedule (DTT roll-out) ............................................................................... 54 4.8.3 ASO priorities ...................................................................................................... 54 4.8.4 Institutional issues ..............................................................................................