Cable TV News : Digitization Reaches 67% in Phase II Cities
I&B Ministry Constantly Monitoring Digital Switch Over in phase II – Digitization Reaches 67% in Phase II Cities Complete Digitization achieved in 4 cities, 8 cities achieve more than 75% target 28 cities achieve more than 50%. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has been consistently monitoring the progress made towards digitization during Phase II of the process. The I&B Minister, Shri Manish Tewari has been reviewing the progress on a daily basis. As per the latest data regarding the progress achieved so far 67% of the digitization target has been achieved in 38 cities, set for digitization by 31st March, 2013. As per the data received from the DTH operators and the MSOs, as on 23.03.2013, a total of 108 lakhs Set Top Boxes (STBs) have already been installed in Phase-II cities against the target of 1.60 crore, registering overall achievement of over 67% digitization. Four cities, namely, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Chandigarh and Allahabad, have achieved nearly 100% d...
