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NEW DELHI: The Information and
Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has
been assured by manufacturers
of domestic set top boxes (STBs)
that they will be able to meet the
demand of 11 crore STBs needed
for the final two phases of cable television digitisation.
This assurance was given to I&B Ministry secretary Bimal Julka over the weekend with manufacturers to check the status of indigenous manufacturing of STBs.
I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar had recently told that it was unfortunate that good quality
STBs were being exported overseas and poor quality STBs from overseas were being installed.
Earlier, he had said that the Ministry will take steps to solve problems of local manufacturers
including those relating to taxation.
The manufacturers appreciated the efforts of the government for resolving their long pending demand of C-form. They said that they have sufficient installed capacity to meet the full demands of STBs locally and said the
government’s initiative would help give employment to about 50,000 people and would attract an investment of about Rs 500 crore. It
would generate local support facility for repair of STBs and would also help in smooth
implementation of digitisation initiative in the country.
Read more at : http://www.indiantelevision.com/technology/hardware/set-top-boxes/local-stb-manufacturers-confident-of-meeting-target-of-das-phase-iii-and-iv-140915
Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has
been assured by manufacturers
of domestic set top boxes (STBs)
that they will be able to meet the
demand of 11 crore STBs needed
for the final two phases of cable television digitisation.
This assurance was given to I&B Ministry secretary Bimal Julka over the weekend with manufacturers to check the status of indigenous manufacturing of STBs.
I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar had recently told that it was unfortunate that good quality
STBs were being exported overseas and poor quality STBs from overseas were being installed.
Earlier, he had said that the Ministry will take steps to solve problems of local manufacturers
including those relating to taxation.
The manufacturers appreciated the efforts of the government for resolving their long pending demand of C-form. They said that they have sufficient installed capacity to meet the full demands of STBs locally and said the
government’s initiative would help give employment to about 50,000 people and would attract an investment of about Rs 500 crore. It
would generate local support facility for repair of STBs and would also help in smooth
implementation of digitisation initiative in the country.
Read more at : http://www.indiantelevision.com/technology/hardware/set-top-boxes/local-stb-manufacturers-confident-of-meeting-target-of-das-phase-iii-and-iv-140915
