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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakin...de-RP-adoption
10 Jun 2009



Cost of digital TV to decide RP adoption

RP has yet to decide on standard


MANILA, Philippines--Despite supporting the future rollout of digital broadcast in the country in the next five to seven years, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has yet to decide which standard it would support.

NTC Commissioner Ruel Canobas said one of the major factors for deciding which standard to adopt is the price of the digital set top boxes. These are devices that receive digital signals and converts images for digital TV.

Currently, two digital TV standards are being looked at for adoption in the Philippines: the Japanese ISDB-T (integrated services digital broadcasting-terrestrial) and the competing European standard DVB-T (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial).

Both standards allow for high definition video delivered in widescreen format. They also allow for various interactive services including on-demand video services.

During a demonstration of the DVB standard by the European Commission, Canobas said there were many considerations before choosing the digital TV standard for the country.

“We have to carefully assess the adoption because once we’ve chosen a standard then that’s what we’ll be using. We’re talking about total migration from analog to digital. A lot of administrative work has to be done specially on frequency allocation plan,” Canobas said.

Quoting the Japanese government, Canobas said the prices of set top boxes is currently around $29 (P1,377) while the European Union puts the price of the DVB set top box at $26 (P1,235).

The NTC has announced that it would no longer accept applications for analog signals by December 2015.

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) has urged the NTC to prioritize the drafting of the implementing rules and regulation for the transition from analog to digital.

The group said that the NTC should look at both the technical and business aspect of digital TV.