Even as the digital addressable system (DAS) Phase III rollout has been held up due to stay orders granted by various High Courts, the data shared by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) in the first Task Force meeting after the deadline presents a very rosy picture. MIB Joint Secretary R Jaya told the Task Force members that set-top box (STB) seeding by multi-system operators (MSOs) has increased to 12.43 million for the period ended 15 February, from 6.91 million for the period ended 30 December 2015. As per MIS data, the percentage achievement has increased to 90.44% as on 15 February 2016 from 76.45% as on 30 December 2015, Jaya added. In the previous Task Force meeting, held on 30 December, the ministry had stated that 685 areas have reported zero seeding of which 280 areas were in West Bengal. However, those areas were deleted from Phase III list as per the comments of the state government. Out of 685 areas, 450 areas had fewer than 1,000 TV households and 226 from 1,000 to 5,000 TV households.
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