Monday 1 April 2013

40 lakh TVs go blank in 38 cities



An estimated 40 lakh TV screens went blank across the country on Monday with the deadline for implementation of phase II of digitization coming to an end. I&B ministry sources claimed that 75% of the 1.6 crore households had shifted to set top boxes (STBs). 

The Centre has also ruled out extending the deadline for switching over to digital addressable systems in 38 cities despite demands from at least two states, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 

Cities including Srinagar, Coimbatore and Visakhapatnam were lagging with less than 30% of households switching over while a court stay in Bangalore and cities in Gujarat slowed down progress there. I&B ministry sources said while there was no question of an extension to any state, efforts would be made so that the transition was as seamless as possible. 

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