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As per the guidelines of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, all households in Lucknow with cable TV connection will have to install set-top box before March 31 next for uninterrupted transmission. The ministry had decided last year that all cable connections in the city would need to upgrade from 'Analog System' to 'Digital Addressable System' for which it is necessary to install a set-top box.
The benefit of installing the set-top box is that it enhances the sound and picture quality of the programmes. One can also watch more channels after installing this equipment. Cable operators say it is a tedious task to install set-top box in every house having cable connection. Since 2008, only 25,000 cable connections in Lucknow have been digitalised till now, it is quite impossible to achieve the target by March. Cable operators are educating and promoting the use of set-top Box among consumers, but it is yet to be popularised in rural areas.
The cost of installing a Set-top box and its one-time activation is Rs 799. The district magistrate Lucknow Anurag Yadav in a statement said, "All the citizens of Lucknow who have cable connections are requested to get a set-top box installed in their houses on an urgent basis before 31st March '13. This would help in the digitalisation of all cable connections in the city and would enable us to meet the deadline set by the ministry". The statement also said that if consumers are facing some problems in installing set-top boxes or are being harassed by their cable operators for the same, they can complain directly to the assistant entertainment tax commissioner on these helpline numbers: 0522-2274449 or 9454468804.
Set-top box must for cable users before Mar 31 - The Times of India
The benefit of installing the set-top box is that it enhances the sound and picture quality of the programmes. One can also watch more channels after installing this equipment. Cable operators say it is a tedious task to install set-top box in every house having cable connection. Since 2008, only 25,000 cable connections in Lucknow have been digitalised till now, it is quite impossible to achieve the target by March. Cable operators are educating and promoting the use of set-top Box among consumers, but it is yet to be popularised in rural areas.
The cost of installing a Set-top box and its one-time activation is Rs 799. The district magistrate Lucknow Anurag Yadav in a statement said, "All the citizens of Lucknow who have cable connections are requested to get a set-top box installed in their houses on an urgent basis before 31st March '13. This would help in the digitalisation of all cable connections in the city and would enable us to meet the deadline set by the ministry". The statement also said that if consumers are facing some problems in installing set-top boxes or are being harassed by their cable operators for the same, they can complain directly to the assistant entertainment tax commissioner on these helpline numbers: 0522-2274449 or 9454468804.
Set-top box must for cable users before Mar 31 - The Times of India
