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A technician repairs an analog television in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Nov. 3, 2020. Article 60A paragraph 2 of the newly enacted Job Creation Law mandates the migration from analog to digital television. JP/Seto Wardhana (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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he Communications and Information Ministry has once again postponed the analog switch-off (ASO) program for Jakarta, leading experts to question whether digital television broadcast in Indonesia will be feasible in time.
The ministry initially decided on Sep. 23 that the implementation of the Greater Jakarta ASO was to take place on Oct. 5 as it considered the region to be the best prepared, having fulfilled three preparedness parameters.
The preparedness parameters consist of the existence of analog television that would be signed off, the readiness of the region to migrate to digital television and whether the government-assisted provision of digital set-top boxes (STBs) for low-income households in the region has been carried out.
However, the Indonesian Private Television Station Association (ATVSI) declared that the preparations were not yet complete.
“The ATVSI and directors of private broadcasting institutions [LPS] requested that the Greater Jakarta ASO scheduled for Oct. 5 be called off and proceed instead on Nov. 2 instead, simultaneously with other regions in Indonesia,” said Post and Informatics Management Director General Ismail on Wednesday.
“Upon that request, [it was decided that] the Greater Jakarta ASO be postponed and held simultaneously on Nov. 2, at 12 a.m.,” he added.
Read also: RI set on early November deadline for analog TV switch-off
