The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) will today appear in court to defend the digital migration move.
The Mengo Chief Magistrates Court will hear UCC's application after the same court last Friday halted an earlier interim order directing the telecommunications regulatory body to immediately switch back to analogue TV transmission.
Last Thursday, a city lawyer, Mr Enoth Mugabi, sued UCC and secured an injunction against digital migration.
Mr Mugabi said he was he was aggrieved by UCC's move to migrate from the old analogue way of signal transmission to digital and yet he freely enjoyed the old signal transmission unlike digital signal transmission that requires one to pay subscription.
Following Thursday's ruling, a section of TV stations switched back to analogue, running simultaneously with digital transmission.
However, UCC acting director of broadcasting Fred Otunnu yesterday warned broadcasters against the move, saying "they will be sanctioned." Read more
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