Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) joint secretary R Jaya has said that as many as 200 TV channel licence applications are pending before the ministry. The government has so far permitted 830 satellite TV channels. Addressing the 7th Regional Workshop on Cable TV Digitisation in Hyderabad, Jaya urged the state governments to be proactive in implementing the third phase of digital addressable system (DAS), the deadline for which ends on 31 December 2015. According to Jaya, DAS implementation will help in increasing the broadband penetration in the country. She also said the first two phases of DAS had enhanced entertainment tax collection by 40 per cent.
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