|Entity |Reasons for under spending | |Universal Service and |Funds were withheld due to the lack of | |Access Agency of South |spending by USSASA as a result of | |Africa (USAASA) |projects not being implemented on time. | | |The Management of USAASA has been | | |engaged by the Department to rectify the| | |situation. | |Universal Service |The under spending was mainly due to the| |Access Fund (USAF) |delay in the finalization of the Digital| | |Terrestrial Television (DTT) standards. | | |This matter has been finalized and the | | |standards were pronounced by the | | |Minister. | |South African |Lengthy lead times on the procurement of| |Broadcasting |DTT equipment and education content. The| |Corporation (SABC) |SABC has been engaged to effect | |[Public Broadcaster] |improvement on their spending. | |Sentech |The under spending (capital expenditure | | |& dual illumination) was caused by the | | |delay in the DTT standards and this has | | |now been corrected. |