Ministers have been accused of bending to commercial interests by setting out plans to switch off multi-channel television for the millions who rely on Freeview.
The Government is expected to publish a consultation paper within weeks to ‘set out a path’ towards the end of digital terrestrial television (DTT) after 2034.
It would remove access to more than 70 standard channels, and up to 15 HD channels, including BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Last night, campaigners said that any move to internet-only services would disproportionately affect the elderly and those on low incomes or in rural areas.
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