MANU/TRAI/0087/2015
Department/Board : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Press Release No. : 69/2015
Date : 08.12.2015
Cable TV Services in Urban Areas will be digital from 1st January 2016
Cable TV is one of the most popular medium of mass entertainment & education. Presently, there are more than 100 million cable TV subscribers and 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:
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Phase
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Areas
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Sunset date for analog Cable TV
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Phase-I
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Four Metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
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31.10.2012
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Phase-II
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Cities with a population more than one million (38 cities)
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31.03.2013
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Phase-III
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All Other Urban areas (Municipal Corporation/Municipalities) except cities/towns/areas specified for corresponding Phase-I and Phase-II.
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31.12.2015
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Phase-IV
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Rest of India
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31.12.2016
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2. 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 will be permitted. The list of urban areas, covered under phase-III of digitalisation, is available on the website........