300,000 buildings were left without television on January 1 for lack … – TeleCinco.es

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The National Coordinator of Telecommunications (Fecotel) Federation, which includes, among others, the installers of communication technologies has warned that a total of 300,000 buildings (35%, according to estimates) will be without adapting to the new phase of digital dividend to end Year , the deadline set by the Government for the operation. The association has blamed the “ delay in the start of this phase of digital dividend” and ” lack of stock “ of the parts needed to replace obsolete by new (needed to receive and decode the new television signal) equipment. The end result of all this is that “many will lose their television viewing from 1 January 2015″ , as explained by the association.

“Manufacturers are unable to get parts to market so quickly. They need at least three months to serve equipment installers. That is, if pidiéramos now as is taking place, we would not have the parts until February or March next year “, explained José Manuel Muñiz spokesman Fecotel.

On the other hand, have stressed that, so far, only 10% of the buildings have completed the installation process and adapting their equipment television reception, end of year when they should be all.

Installers consider the lack of communication and publicity about the need for change both by the government and by the media have led to “People do not know what to do” nor “what is the digital dividend and what it means.” “It’s confusing,” he assured Muñiz.

So, shortage of spare parts (which will affect around 25% of demand) coupled with the inability of firms to perform all the necessary facilities in the amount of time remaining before the end of the year will cause more than one in three neighboring communities and buildings remain unadapted.

also Fecotel has drawn attention to the proliferation of “pirate companies” not registered in the official register of the ministry and are not approved undertaking of the adjustments.

“They’re doing shoddy installers true then we have to resolve. Consumers adds the spokesman Jose Manuel Muniz should not forget that not receive subsidy if they hire a company authorized by the government for this type of work “, said a spokesman for the organization.

In addition, with regard to subsidies, the bus shown “stunned” by the “delay” of the Government in the call for aid to perform adaptation to the new space television frequencies.

Ensures that the result is “significant delay” when demand will start and says, moreover, the figures published the Ministry of Industry on your website ” VAT ultimately lead. ” This means, according Fecotel neighboring communities “lose 21% of total invoice cost” of adaptation.

In the same vein, criticized limit the subsidy to communities of neighbors with a maximum of three headings, which, as indicated, that “a significant proportion of them will be without access” for aid.

“At the end of our companies are those that are going to have to come face to face with the end users and those who will suffer in the first person all the vicissitudes of the process,” he lamented the group.