(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 23 - In spite of the slips decided by the Ministry of Economic Development, the approach to the new digital terrestrial which will involve the change of televisions begins.
The TV bonus starts today, with an initial allocation of 250 million that could be increased with the increase in requests.
The bonus, which does not include ISEE limits, consists of a 20% discount on the purchase price of the new TV, up to a maximum of 100 euros, by scrapping TV sets purchased before 22 December 2018 that are no longer suitable for the new technological broadcasting standards. television. From today, retailers of television sets can access the platform made available by the Revenue Agency to receive the authorization to issue the bonus. To request it - the ministry informs - it will be necessary to go to the retailer or to an authorized ecological island, bringing the old TV and the appropriate substitute declaration form that can be downloaded from the Mise website.
The transition to the new digital terrestrial standard will allow you to enjoy image quality much higher than the current one and to receive more channels. The process, determined by the need to free up the 700 Mhz band, widely used in Italy, especially by local TVs, to make room for the 5G network for telephone operators, has been postponed to allow for a more gradual path.
The switch off of the signal, a little more than ten years after the transition to Dvb-T1, which has radically changed the viewing modes on the small screen, will in fact begin no earlier than 15 October 2021, compared to the start from 1 September expected in precedence. (HANDLE).
