New equipment, installation and support will be given for those individuals over the age of 75, have a disability and the blind, but will cost £40. There are fee waivers for those qualifying individuals who require income assistance.
Starting in early May, residents of Whitehaven will begin receiving captions across their screen explaining the cutover process. Beginning early October 17th, BBC Two will go offline and Freeview will begin broadcasting the digital versions of BBC One, Two and Three as well as News 24 and CBBC.
The rest of the UK will slowly begin cutting over after Whitehaven, beginning with Borders by the end of 2008. The remaining regions will then cutover incrimentally into the year 2012.
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BBC