Wonder whether the same logic extends to digital radio bradcasting as
well...
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TRAI recommends digital broadcast by 2013
It will allow consumers to watch high quality digital channels of
their choice
Published on 08/06/2010 - 07:45:20 AM
*New Delhi:* The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has
recommended phasing out of all analogue signals by 2013 to allow
consumers to watch high quality digital channels of their choice on
a-la-carte basis.
Digitisation will help companies improve signal quality and offer more
interactive and value-added services.
In its recommendation, TRAI said the implementation of the digital
broadcast signals should take place in a phased manner starting March
2011 in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, reports IANS.
Cities with population over one million should be digitalised by
December, 2011 while in all other urban areas, including municipal
corporations, digitalisation should take place by December, 2012.
The broadcasters across the country should completely convert from an
analogue-based broadcasting system to digital-based system by December,
2013, TRAI said.
"Digital systems have the capacity to deliver many more channels to the
consumers than analogue cable. In fact, the capacity crunch and the
non-addressable nature of analogue cable TV systems are coming in the
way of orderly growth of the cable TV sector in India," it said in a
statement.
The regulator also suggested incentives to the service providers who
will set up a digital distribution network before the deadline by way of
an income tax holiday from April, 2011 or the date of setting up their
network, whichever comes first.
TRAI also recommended rationalisation of taxes levied on the
broadcasting distribution sector.
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