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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