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    ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONCEPT FOR SHIFTING TO DIGITAL TELEVISION

    ARKA
    Nov 12, 2009

    YEREVAN, November 12, /ARKA/. The Armenian government has approved
    today the national concept for shifting to digital television,
    which is supposed to be completed in 2015. Economy Minister Nerses
    Yeritsian said the analogue broadcasting puts a brake on further
    development of the sector, while transition to digital television
    opens new development prospects.

    The minister said as a result of transition to digital television
    radio frequencies will be vacated which can be used later for further
    advancement of information technologies.

    Transition to digital television will ensure high quality broadcasting
    and protect it against interferences. Nerses Yeritsian said the experts
    did not calculate the cost of transition yet, but according to some
    preliminary estimates it may cost from $20 million to $200 million.

    He added that the government will have to secure funding for transition
    which may be implemented in cooperation with private sector. He
    said introduction of digital television will not affect vulnerable
    segments of the population for whom a special social package will be
    developed. In his words, transition to digital television will not
    cause problems because 99 percent of TV sets bought in the last 5-6
    years are able to receive digital signals

    The minister said transition will be implemented in several stages,
    to be preceded by public debates and o be followed by amending the
    relating legislation. The technical stage is supposed to be completed
    in 2013.
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