The wait for the cable TV transition (read digitization) has now got pushed further to November 1, 2012 after it was found that only 25 percent of set top boxes were placed in cable TV homes across the four metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, just days before the switch was originally scheduled (June 30, 2012), as reported by the Times of India.
The report further revealed that, "The I&B ministry said that it had decided to ``modify'' the June 30 deadline for a complete switch over to October 31 2012. A statement by the ministry said, ``All the TRAI regulations for digital addressable systems will come into effect from November 1, 2012.'' It said that the assessment of ground realities compelled the Ministry of I&B to set a new deadline which would now be monitored more vigorously."
The report further revealed that, "The I&B ministry said that it had decided to ``modify'' the June 30 deadline for a complete switch over to October 31 2012. A statement by the ministry said, ``All the TRAI regulations for digital addressable systems will come into effect from November 1, 2012.'' It said that the assessment of ground realities compelled the Ministry of I&B to set a new deadline which would now be monitored more vigorously."
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