The new roadmap
Returning to “refarming”, the final date of 30 June 2022 remains firm, but the roadmap divided into four geographical areas changes. Departure on 15 November 2021 in Sardinia, then between 3 January 2022 and 15 March 2022 it will touch on Valle d’Aosta, Piedmont, Lombardy, the province of Trento, the province of Bolzano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, between 1 March 2022 and May 15, 2022 in Sicily, Calabria, Puglia, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Molise, Marche, between May 1 and June 30 2022 in Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania.
Root cause: slow pace of TV replacement
As mentioned on the postponement, at least judging by the document presented by the ministry at the hearing, the slow pace of replacement of televisions had a decisive impact. Since 2019, the date on which the refarming calendar was defined, significant delays have accumulated. The first campaign to encourage the replacement of televisions launched by the previous government, with constraints based on the ISEE, did not produce the desired results. Recently the Ministry of Development led by Giorgetti launched the decree for scrapping bonuses up to 100 euros, without Isee restrictions, in implementation of the 2021 budget law, but considering the timing of the Court of Auditors and the Official Gazette, the contributions will start, yes foresees, during the month of August. It is now hoped to give a turn also with the new communication campaign widespread among users.
The ministry observes that “a regulatory framework and very stringent commitments with some mandatory deadlines have been inherited”. The road map is improved, is the position of the government, «in order to guarantee the continuity of the service to citizens, that of the company and employment levels together. We took note of the criticalities highlighted by almost all the stakeholders with respect to the road map and worked on the best and most balanced of possible solutions ».
“We acknowledge the Government, Minister and Undersecretary for having understood the delicacy of the situation and for having identified more balanced paths. The concreteness has been chosen and an effort has been made to keep the system together, knowing that everyone will continue to do their part »comments Franco Siddi, president of Confindustria Radio Televisioni. Aeranti Corallo criticizes the position of coordinator Marco Rossignoli according to which “a contextual transition to Dvbt-2 / HevcC (without intermediate steps to MPEG-4) of all national and local TVs in the switch off phase between April and June 2022 “.