What I would like to know is why our government has not acted the same as the American government, and that is to issue "everyone" with vouchers toward the purchase of a digi box regardless of age.
This is something that is being forced upon us, we did not ask for it and should therefore be entitled to the same.
I know there are some T&Cs, such as those people who "declare" that they already have cable do not qualify. Although as no one comes to check what you have, or not as the case may be, everyone I know of has received the vouchers.
OK, if I remember correctly the vouchers are worth about $60.00 and digi box's are from $45.00 upward in the states.
To me this just smacks of our government ripping us off again and raking in the VAT and tax's on something like 4,000,000 (4m) sales of either new TV's or digi box's.