The cable TV is one of the most popular medium
of mass entertainment & education. The country has more than 100 million
cable TV subscribers. The digitization of cable TV services is under way in a
phased manner in 4 phases. The road map for digitalisation of Cable TV services
is as under:
|
Phase
|
Areas
|
Sunset date for analog Cable TV
|
|
Phase –I
|
Four Metros of
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
|
31.10.2012
|
|
Phase –II
|
Cities with a
population more than one million (38 cities)
|
31.03.2013
|
|
Phase –III
|
All Other Urban
areas (Municipal Corporation/ Municipalities) except cities /towns/areas
specified for corresponding Phase-I and Phase-II.
|
31.12.2015
|
|
Phase –IV
|
Rest of India
|
31.12.2016
|
The consumers of 4 metros & 38 cities who
were covered under phase-I & II of digitalization are getting the benefits
of Digital Cable TV services. As Mentioned above, the cut off date in respect
of phase-III, which covers remaining urban areas, is 31st December 2015, after which no analog
signal transmission or re-transmission of TV channels is permitted by the Law.
The list of urban areas, covered under phase-III of digitalisation, is
available on the website of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (www.mib.nic.in).
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