Breaking News DAS deadline extended to December 2015

[IndianMascot]

The deadline for the digitisation of cable television systems in the entire country has been put off to December 2015.

While Phase I of digital addressable system (DAS) came into effect in March last year and Phase II later in the year, the entire process was supposed to be completed by December this year.

Information and Broadcasting Ministry secretary Bimal Julka told exclusively to indiantelevision.com that the government had decided to delay digitisation by one whole year to overcome all the unseen hurdles that had come up after the announcement of DAS.

He said that the previous government had failed to complete all the required work with regard to regulations, licences, permissions etc and so I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar after consulting all the stakeholders had decided to put off the final date by one year.

He was confident of achieving the deadline well before the end of 2015, but said the deadline had been kept in view of various issues involved.

Earlier, the Ministry had said Phase III covering all urban areas (Municipal Corporations/Municipalities) will be digitised by 30 September and Phase IV covering the rest of India will be digitised by 31 December 2014.



DAS deadline extended to December 2015 | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[Gopichand Pai]

Expected!

 

[IndianMascot]

I was too expecting this. surprisingly we aren't getting any kind of news regarding this now a days.

 

[ChaiBiskutBhai]

Told you!

 

[DashMajor]

In this way they will never able to bring digitization.

 

[Anish Pai]

But still in oct this year we will find many MSO shifting to Digital transmission and stopping analoge, DAS implementation may not be this year, may be next year. I feel thay will provide all channels in one pack that's it

 

[DashMajor]

But still in oct this year we will find many MSO shifting to Digital transmission and stopping analoge, DAS implementation may not be this year, may be next year. I feel thay will provide all channels in one pack that's it

How all channels in one pack ?

 

[Anish Pai]

Currently here we pay Rs 300 for all channels. In digital STB, we get all channels around 150 channels and now as few weeks are remaining for digitization they are adding channels. I mean to say whatever is there on the digital network we get all channels. All get I mean, packs ate not introduced

 

[DashMajor]

Higher packs of Digital Cable starts from Rs. 300 PM only.

 

[IndianMascot]

Now we have more details :

Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials have said that while phase III has been postponed to December 2015, phase IV can be completed by December 2016.

I&B Ministry issues new deadlines for DAS phase III and IV | Indian Television Dot Com