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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday said 100% digitisation has taken place in the second phase of cable television digitisation.
“Phase II of cable digitisation in 38 cities is complete, which means about 12 million set-top boxes have been seeded and we have received about 80% consumer application forms,” N Parameswaran, principal advisor for broadcasting service, Trai told reporters here.
He said the regulator has put certain rules to protect consumer interests and is now ensuring that the cable companies implement the rules. These include installing set-top-box on rental basis.
The government had earlier set March 31, 2013 as the deadline for implementation of cable television digitisation in 38 cities across India under Phase II.
The first phase of the digitisation process, which included the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, has already been completed.
It aims to achieve pan-India cable television digitisation by the end of 2014, with Phase III expected to be completed by September and Phase IV by December.