Tuesday, September 6 2011
The Panamanian National Public Services Authority confirmed that on September 14, the transition process and digital broadcastings will start officially in the country. On such date, the assignment of digital channels to licensees, who have met all requirements set forth by law, will be made effective, as announced by the agency by means of ruling 4705.
The aforementioned agency is the entity in charge of DTT implementation, jointly with representatives of channels. So far, channels of the country, the state-owned Sertv among others, have been carrying out experimental trials. STBs will be sold in retail stores.
The transition process is expected to take up 10 years, although authorities are positive that terms will be shortened thanks to the support provided by the French Government.
According to what Alkin Saucedo, Sub-Director of National Public Services Authority Radio and Television, the DTT project will be carried out in four stages. The first stage includes the cities of Panama and Colón; the second one includes central provinces; the third includes provinces of Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro; and the fourth stage includes the province of Darién. Panama chose the European DVB-T standard to deploy Digital TV in Panama.
Source: http://www.nextvlatam.com
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