The Environmental Clearance Certificate renewal is for:  Activity 10.1 - Infrastructure (j) - Masts of any material or type and of any height, including those used for telecommunication broadcasting and radio transmission. 2. Details of the activity(s) covered by the Environmental Clearance Certificate: 2.1 Title of the Activity Operation of a Broadcasting Base Station at Erf Re/2462, Katutura, Windhoek. 2.2 Location of Activity The BBS is located at Erf Re/2462, Katutura, at the facilities of the Elcin Hossiana Lutheran Parish, located along Dr Leonard Auala Street, Extension 17, Katutura, Windhoek (Appendix A). The exact site for the BBS is situated in the north-eastern section of the property (GPS Co-ordinates of S22.532164; E17.069194). The site has been selected due to its strategic locality to ensure optimal coverage in the area and to close proximity to the target market (north-western suburbs). 2.3 Nature of Activity The activity entails the continuation of MultiChoice Namibia’s current GOtv service within Windhoek, which is done via a broadcasting base station located at Erf Re/2462, Katutura, Windhoek. Below is brief outline of the digital terrestrial television technology. 2.3.1 Digital Terrestrial Television and Broadcasting Base Stations Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) is the evolution of technology of broadcast television and advancement from analogue television. DTT broadcasts land-based (terrestrial) signals (encrypted digital signals or data bits) via elevated antennas to conventional television antennas (e.g. yagi or grid aerial antennas). The digital signals are then reconstructed by a set top box (decoder) to be viewed on the television screen. Features include, reduced spectrum use (reduced frequency width) and more data capacity (more data per frequency) than analogue television, provides for better picture quality, and lower operational costs for broadcast and transmission. 3. The need for a Broadcasting Base Station (BBS) in Windhoek: Given the increase in demand for more affordable and accessible television services and access to information in Namibia, MultiChoice Africa introduced their new GOtvTM service and the latest digital terrestrial television standard, the DVB-T2 in Windhoek during 2012. For this purpose, a strategically located Broadcasting Base Station (BBS) was constructed at Erf Re/2462, Katutura, Windhoek. 4. Scale and Scope of the Activity The BBS consists of a tower structure and equipment, which facilitates the wireless communication for television broadcasts between the user and the network. The area taken-up by the BBS is 312m² (26,000m x 12,000m). The BBS site accommodates a tower structure (see below), two containers, a generator container (back-up power), a telecommunication equipment container (transmitters and receivers) and a 4.5m diameter satellite dish (Andrew ES45T) fenced in with a 2.4m high perimeter palisade fence with razor coil on top. Access to the BBS is restricted to authorised personnel only by means of locked gates and appropriate palisade fencing. A vehicular gate and a pedestrian gate, with ramp and/ or steps are also provided.