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1 day left for digitisation deadline, 93% switchover

The digitisation process in the four metros--Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai--had so far touched 89%

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

With a day left for cable TV digitisation deadline, the switchover in all the four metros today reached an overall 93%.

The Government, meanwhile, said exclusive teams have been set up for physical verification of the progress made in digitisation and refuted charges about inaccuracies in the switchover figures.

A release issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry tonight said the digitisation process in the four metros--Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai--had so far touched 89%.

Taking Direct to Home(DTH) connections together, it said, the digitisation goes up to 93% in the four cities.

In Delhi, it said, Cable TV digitisation has touched 92% and with DTH, the percentage of digitisation has gone up to 95%.

While the percentage of digitisation in Mumbai has touched over 100%, cable TV digitisation in Kolkata has crossed 82%. Taking DTH penetration, the percentage of digitisation goes up to 85%.

Similarly, in Chennai the cable TV digitisation has reached 62% and with DTH it goes up to 86%.

 

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First Published: Oct 30 2012 | 9:49 PM IST

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