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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its recommendations on “Implementation of Digital Addressable Cable Systems in India” dated 5.8.2010, has, inter-alia, recommended that digitalization with addressability be implemented in the cable TV sector on priority and, accordingly, suggested a timeframe comprising four phases for migration to a digital addressable cable TV system with sunset date for analogue cable TV services as 31st December, 2013.
2. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while expressing its agreement with all other recommendations made by TRAI in this regard and also the staggered approach for implementation of full digitalization, vide its letter dated 28.01.2011, had proposed a revised timeline with sunset date as on 31st March ,2015. In response to this, TRAI, vide its letter dated 22.02.2011, has a recommended a slightly rejigged time schedule without changing its earlier position with regard to the sunset date for switching over to digital system .
3. Pursuant to this, the Ministry, after eliciting views of concerned industry associations,has arrived at the following time schedule for implementing digitalization with addressability in the cable TV systems in the country subject to approval of the Cabinet.
The deadlines in tabular form are given below:
Phase - 1
Area Suggested by TRAI - Four Metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Mar 2011
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 31 Mar 2012
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2011
Ministry’s final views - 31 Mar 2012
Phase - 2
Area Suggested by TRAI - Cities with a population more than one million
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Dec 2011
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 31 Mar 2013
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2012
Ministry’s final views - - 31 March 2013
Phase - 3
Area Suggested by TRAI - All urban areas (Municipal Corp./ Municipalities)
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Dec 2012
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 30 Nov 2014
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2013
Ministry’s final views - 30 Sep 2014
Phase - 4
Area Suggested by TRAI - Rest of India
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Dec 2013
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 31 Mar 2015
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2013
Ministry’s final views - 31 Dec 2014
2. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while expressing its agreement with all other recommendations made by TRAI in this regard and also the staggered approach for implementation of full digitalization, vide its letter dated 28.01.2011, had proposed a revised timeline with sunset date as on 31st March ,2015. In response to this, TRAI, vide its letter dated 22.02.2011, has a recommended a slightly rejigged time schedule without changing its earlier position with regard to the sunset date for switching over to digital system .
3. Pursuant to this, the Ministry, after eliciting views of concerned industry associations,has arrived at the following time schedule for implementing digitalization with addressability in the cable TV systems in the country subject to approval of the Cabinet.
The deadlines in tabular form are given below:
Phase - 1
Area Suggested by TRAI - Four Metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Mar 2011
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 31 Mar 2012
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2011
Ministry’s final views - 31 Mar 2012
Phase - 2
Area Suggested by TRAI - Cities with a population more than one million
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Dec 2011
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 31 Mar 2013
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2012
Ministry’s final views - - 31 March 2013
Phase - 3
Area Suggested by TRAI - All urban areas (Municipal Corp./ Municipalities)
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Dec 2012
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 30 Nov 2014
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2013
Ministry’s final views - 30 Sep 2014
Phase - 4
Area Suggested by TRAI - Rest of India
Time frame initially recommended by Trai (5.08.10) - 31 Dec 2013
Time frame proposed by the Ministry (28.01.11) - 31 Mar 2015
Revised time frame by Trai (22.02.11) - 31 Dec 2013
Ministry’s final views - 31 Dec 2014