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Digitisation Mandatory from June

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Digitisation Mandatory from June
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May6: The government has extended the deadline for all cable TV service prodiders to convert their signals into digital. As per the decision, service providers for Kathmandu metropolitan area and all sub-metropolitans across the country are required to digitise their signals by June.

The government three years ago had issued a notice to convert the cable TV signals into digital by Baisakh 15, 2073. “During this period, some cable TV service providers have submitted their work plan,” said Anup Nepal, Joint Secretary of Frequency Management Branch of Ministry of Information and Communication. “We have not received work plans of some service providers.” According to him, the delay might have been caused by the slow delivery of work plans as service providers from of outside the valley need to send their documents through the post office.

Some cable TV operators have mentioned the ministry that the lack of infrastructures in the main metropolitan and sub-metropolitan areas as the major reason for the delay in digitisation process. The ministry, meanwhile, has also agreed on the issue and has extended the deadline of digitization by June.

Nevertheless, the signals of all cable TVs need to be digitized by June. As per the new decision, licenses of the companies who have presented their work plans will be renewed as digital licenses. Joint Secretary Nepal informed that licenses of the companies who do not submit their work plans in the extended period will have their licenses cancelled.

What is digitisation?

According to Joint Secretary Nepal, the cable TV business will become more transparent if the signals are converted into digital. According to him, adoption of new technology will helps in inspection while also aids in the increment of national revenue. In analog technology, users can divide a single cable TV line for many television sets whereas, in digital technology, a setup-box needs to be installed for each television. In this technology user can not divide the line which helps in keeping the exact figures of users.

 

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