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NEW DELHI: It is official now.The
new dates for digitisation of cable
television in the entire country have been announced.While
indiantelevision.com was the first
to write about the extension in the
date given for digitisation of phase III and IV,
Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials
have said that while phase III has been
postponed to December 2015, phase IV can be
completed by December 2016. The move has
been taken to allow great indigenisation of
production of Set Top Boxes (STB) to meet the
demands of digital addressable system (DAS).
Earlier, the government had set 31 December
2014 as the date by which the cable sector
across the country would be completely
digitised.
In the first two phases of digitisation, which
included cable TV households in the four
metros and other major cities, most of the
STBs that were installed had been imported
from other countries.
After he took over as Information and
Broadcasting Minister, one of the major areas
of focus of Prakash Javadekar has been
indigenisation of the digitisation drive and
Ministry sources said the new dates are in
keeping with inputs supplied to the Minister in
this connection.
The Ministry has made efforts to get STBs
declared as Telecommunication Network
Equipment which will enable domestic
manufacturers to get exempted from certain
taxes, an official said.
Nearly 110 million STBs are required to be
installed in cable TV households in the
remaining two phases of digitisation and the
extended deadline will ensure that the
domestic manufacturers prepare themselves
and meet this demand, officials said. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/i-and-b-ministry/ib-ministry-issues-new-deadlines-for-das-phase-iii-and-iv-140826
new dates for digitisation of cable
television in the entire country have been announced.While
indiantelevision.com was the first
to write about the extension in the
date given for digitisation of phase III and IV,
Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials
have said that while phase III has been
postponed to December 2015, phase IV can be
completed by December 2016. The move has
been taken to allow great indigenisation of
production of Set Top Boxes (STB) to meet the
demands of digital addressable system (DAS).
Earlier, the government had set 31 December
2014 as the date by which the cable sector
across the country would be completely
digitised.
In the first two phases of digitisation, which
included cable TV households in the four
metros and other major cities, most of the
STBs that were installed had been imported
from other countries.
After he took over as Information and
Broadcasting Minister, one of the major areas
of focus of Prakash Javadekar has been
indigenisation of the digitisation drive and
Ministry sources said the new dates are in
keeping with inputs supplied to the Minister in
this connection.
The Ministry has made efforts to get STBs
declared as Telecommunication Network
Equipment which will enable domestic
manufacturers to get exempted from certain
taxes, an official said.
Nearly 110 million STBs are required to be
installed in cable TV households in the
remaining two phases of digitisation and the
extended deadline will ensure that the
domestic manufacturers prepare themselves
and meet this demand, officials said. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/i-and-b-ministry/ib-ministry-issues-new-deadlines-for-das-phase-iii-and-iv-140826
