Utilising spectrum on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform means that many localities across the UK will have a chance to receive local TV services. However, this will not be universal given inherent constraints with spectrum and the DTT platform. Instead, localities not reached by local DTT broadcasts will in the future be able to receive local TV through internet protocol television (IPTV) which most set-top boxes and television sets have or will eventually have the capability of receiving. The proposed framework prepares for this and sees the DTT solution as a transitional one that will be.
