Last Updated 13 years ago by Kenya Engineer
As Kenya continues with its plans to digitalize TV signals, some Kenyan’s are not aware of what ‘box’ to get. According to Communications Commission of Kenya, there are two types of boxes that allow users to receive digital signals; Pay TV set top boxes and Free to Air (FTA) set top boxes.
Pay TV set top boxes operates based on payment of monthly subscriptions where you enjoy programming only upon subscription . FTA set top boxes on the other hand receive free channels and no monthly subscriptions are required once the set top box has been purchased and installed. FTA boxes however vary in cost based on origin and functionalities.
As few have little knowledge on this, PayTV service providers are at the top of their game as they seek to sell their products to Kenyan’s in the digital-migration move.
Kenyans are thus advised to note the difference as they go to purchase the product. For now, Pay TV clients who default on monthly payments can switch back on to local FTA that are still available on the analogue platform.






















