Laura Sandys has a called an urgent meeting with the key players in the world of Digital TV next week. The meeting will bring Laura and her North Thanet counterpart, Sir Roger Gale MP, together with representatives from Ofcom, Digital UK and Arqiva. Laura has also written to the Minister to raise her concerns and will be reporting back to him following the meeting.
Laura said: “Following the Digital Switchover, I asked for feedback on whether local residents’ television reception had improved or not. I have received lots of positive responses advising that TV signal is now far better than it was pre-Switchover but unfortunately I have also received complaints and am acutely aware that there are still local residents experiencing severe problems with their reception.
“I am keen to get these issues rectified as a matter of urgency as it is unacceptable for any resident to be paying out for a TV licence when they cannot receive a decent signal. If you are still experiencing poor TV reception, please do let me know by e-mailing me at: [email protected] We are collating all this feedback and will be taking every complaint that we have received along to the meeting. I am very clear that we need a swift solution to this most frustrating of problems.”