Mandatory dates of digitalization:

♤ An ordinance has been passed by the Government of India making digitization of cable services compulsory. According to this amendment made in the section 9 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 1995, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will make Digital Addressable System (set-top box) mandatory.

♤ Phases of Digitalization of CATV in India

Phase –I	4 Metros (Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai)	31th October, 2012
Phase – II	Cities with over 10 lakh population	31st March, 2013
Phase – III	All other urban areas (Municipal corporations/ Municipalities) except cities/ town/ areas specified for the corresponding Phase - I and Phase - II above.	30th September, 2014
Phase – IV	Rest of India	31st December, 2014